An Egyptologist investigates a death at the British Museum in a тАЬcharmingтАЭ Victorian mystery by the New York TimesтАУbestselling author of The Painted Queen (The Denver Post).
┬аBack in London after an archaeological dig, adventurous sleuth Amelia PeabodyтАФтАЬrather like Indiana Jones, Sherlock Holmes and Miss Marple all rolled into oneтАЭтАФdiscovers that a night watchman at the museum has perished in the shadow of a mummy case (The Washington Post Book World).
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There are murmurings about an ancient curse, but a skeptical Amelia is determined to find an all-too-human killer. Soon, sheтАЩs balancing family demands, including the troubles of her precocious son, Ramses (aka Walter), with not just one unsolved crime, but two .┬а.┬а.
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From a recipient of multiple honors including the Mystery Writers of AmericaтАЩs Grand Master Award, this murder mystery set in Victorian-era England is a witty, rollicking, and тАЬdeeply satisfyingтАЭ romp (Entertainment Weekly) in a тАЬjewel of a seriesтАЭ (The New York Times Book Review).
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