Crocodile on the Sandbank

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Author(s)\Editor(s): Peters, Elizabeth – – Binding: MASS MARKET PAPERBACK BOOKSYearMonthDay of Publication: 20130528Standardized Book Category: Mystery \u0026amp; Detective – Women SleuthsLanguage: \n \n EnglishPage Count: \n \n 00352Publisher Marketing: \n \n From a New York Times bestselling author, a Victorian-era thriller featuring Egyptologist Amelia Peabody, a self-proclaimed spinster and heiress who’s unrattled by anyone-including mummies. The unshakeable Amelia Peabody embarks on an Egyptian adventure armed with self-confidence, a journal to record her thoughts, and, of course-a sturdy umbrella. On her way to Cairo, Amelia rescues young Evelyn Barton-Forbes, who has been abandoned by her scoundrel lover. Together the two women sail up the Nile to an archeological site run a pair of handsome brothers. Strange visitations, suspicious accidents, and a botched kidnapping convince Amelia that there is a plot afoot to harm Evelyn. Now Amelia finds herself up against an unknown enemy-and perilous forces that threaten to make her first Egyptian trip also her last…