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A River in the Sky

An Amelia Peabody Murder Mystery

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A River in the Sky

By: Elizabeth Peters
Narrated by: Karen Cass
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It's 1910, and archaeologist Amelia Peabody heads for Palenstine hoping to prevent an English adventurer called Morely from causing damage during his search for the vanished treasures of the Temple in Jerusalem.

The War Office fears increasing German influence in Palenstine and insists Morley is working for German intelligence.

In the meantime, her son Ramses is working on a dig at Samaria where he encounters a female German archaeologist, and a mysterious man of unknown nationality and unknown past.

Ramses' curiosity leads him to a startling discovery about the pair.

He must pass the information on to his parents in Jerusalem but can he get there alive?

©2011 Elizabeth Peters (P)2011 Oakhill Publishing Ltd Crime Fiction Detective Mystery Women Sleuths Women's Fiction Fiction Middle East Suspense

Critic Reviews

"The most potent female force to hit Egypt since Cleopatra." ( Philadelphia Enquirer)
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Great story as usual but the narrator is not Barbara Rosenblat. Listening reminded me of being in the Queen Vic. Very east end. The repetitive RamSEAS and Nif FRETT was off putting.

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If you have been listening to the Barbara Rosenblatt audio recordings of the Amelia Peabody mysteries, give this recording a miss. Cass cannot hold a candle to Rosenblatt and her various accents and pronunciations are excruciating - Reisner in particular.

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