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The Curse of the Pharaohs

The Amelia Peabody Series, Book 2

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The Curse of the Pharaohs

By: Elizabeth Peters
Narrated by: Barbara Rosenblat
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 The sun rides high over the British Empire and the light still sparkles brightly in Amelia Peabody's eye as she returns for her second adventure in archaeology and romantic mystery as recounted in her lively journal, The Curse of the Pharaohs.

It was Sir Henry's intention to ensure that no tomb had been overlooked in the previous expedition. Scarcely had the men been at work for three days when their spades uncovered the first of a series of steps cut into the rock.

The Times gave the story a full column, on page three. The next dispatch to come to Luxor, however, rated front-page headlines. Sir Henry Baskerville was dead. He was found next morning stiff and stark in his bed. On his face was a look of ghastly horror. On his high brow, inscribed in what appeared to be dried blood, was a crudely drawn uraeus serpent, the symbol of the divine pharaoh.

Instead of digging up the treasures of a lost age, it appeared that Amelia and her friend Radcliffe were excavating a deadly curse.

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Critic Reviews

"Peters really knows how to spin romance and adventure into a mystery." (Philadelphia Inquirer)
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I love all the Amelia Peabody books.Have read all over several years since I discovered them many years ago.

I know all these books well but must keep reading

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Very enjoyable! Excellent narration and a well thought out plot makes this a very entertaining audiobook.

Great entertainment!

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Would you say that listening to this book was time well-spent? Why or why not?

No. I love the stories but not the narration.

Who was your favorite character and why?

Amelia

What did you like about the performance? What did you dislike?

I have heard Barbara Rosenblat performing Emily Polifax and enjoyed her narration. I feel that Amelia's voice would be softer however. It just didn't sound like her for me. I've been reading and rereading these books for years and probably have too strong a perception of what the characters sound like..

Amelia forever

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