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The Curse of the Pharaohs
- The Amelia Peabody Series, Book 2
- Narrated by: Barbara Rosenblat
- Length: 11 hrs and 41 mins
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Summary
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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"Peters really knows how to spin romance and adventure into a mystery." (Philadelphia Inquirer)
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- Mrs. C. J. Mchardy
- 19-02-24
Brilliant adaptation
I love these stories. Full wonderful facts about Egypt and a mystery as well. Amelia and Emerson are great characters.
The narration is excellent
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- T.S.
- 14-03-21
You need to know this.
Of you're looking for Christie-like pace and intrigue move along. Nothing to see here.
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- Inishowen Cailin
- 18-03-17
Irritating and tedious
Has The Curse of the Pharaohs put you off other books in this genre?
It has certainly put me off listening to the rest of the series. How many stereotypes can you fit in to one book? If it's not the Egyptians getting a heavy dose of English snobbery it's the red headed, freckled, Irish leprechaun people.I got bored with this book very quickly and couldn't wait for it to be over. It is too similar to the first book which I enjoyed a lot. In addition, the identity of the murderer was obvious from the beginning. The host of side characters were annoying and the Irish character really got on my nerves. The awful accent performed by the narrator coupled with the stereotypical, stage/Hollywood phrases e.g Begorrah and Top o' the morning etc made this an AWFUL listen and as offensive and irritating as the American Saint Patty.
What reaction did this book spark in you? Anger, sadness, disappointment?
Bored and irritated.
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