A River in the Sky

Zusatztext "Once again! MWA Grandmaster Peters uses vivid settings! sharp characterizations! and deft dialogue to transport the reader to another time and place." Informationen zum Autor Elizabeth Peters earned her Ph.D. in Egyptology from the University of Chicago’s famed Oriental Institute. During her fifty-year career, she wrote more than seventy novels and three nonfiction books on Egypt. She received numerous writing awards and, in 2012, was given the first Amelia Peabody Award, created in her honor. She died in 2013, leaving a partially completed manuscript of The Painted Queen . Klappentext August 1910. Amelia Peabody and her husband, ­Emerson, are relaxing at home in Kent. But adventure beckons when Major George Morley asks them to join an expedition to Palestine, where he is determined to unearth the legendary Ark of the Covenant. Always ­skeptical, Emerson refuses until requests from the War ­Office and Buckingham Palace persuade him to ­reconsider by ­insisting that Morley is a German agent intent on ­stirring up trouble. Amelia and Emerson follow Morley to Jerusalem and hope to reunite with their son, Ramses, working north of the holy city. But before they can meet, Ramses learns of a deadly plot, information he must pass on to his ­parents—if he can get to them alive. Zusammenfassung “Between Amelia Peabody and Indiana Jones! it’s Amelia—in wit and daring—by a landslide.” — New York Times Book Review Intrepid archaeologist and superior sleuth Amelia Peabody returns in A River in the Sky . In this breathtaking new adventure! New York Times bestselling Grand Master Elizabeth Peters transports the indomitable Amelia and her family! the Emersons! from their usual milieu! early twentieth-century Egypt! to an exciting—and dangerous—new locale: Palestine! A tale full of atmosphere! intrigue! and thrills! A River in the Sky is further proof that “Peters has few rivals” ( Houston Chronicle ). ...

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Elizabeth Peters
• Editore: Harper Collins Usa
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 06.04.2010
• EAN: 9780061945731
• ISBN: 978-0-06-194573-1
• Pagine: 464
• Dimensioni: 154 mm x 229 mm x 28 mm
• Serie: Harperluxe Large Print; Amelia Peabody Series; Amelia Peabody; Amelia Peabody Series; Harperluxe Large Print
• Categorie: Narrativa > Gialli > Polizieschi, thriller, spionaggio; Historical romance, Romantic suspense, Ancient World, Crime and mystery fiction, Crime and mystery: women sleuths, Classic crime and mystery fiction, Crime and mystery: private investigator / amateur detectives, Crime and mystery: cosy mystery, FICTION: Thrillers / Historical, FICTION: Thrillers / Crime, FICTION: Mystery & Detective / Historical, FICTION: Mystery & Detective / Women Sleuths, FICTION: Mystery & Detective / Amateur Sleuth, FICTION: Mystery & Detective / Cozy / General, FICTION: Romance / Historical / Ancient World