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The Mummy Case by Elizabeth Peters5/9/2023 This is the beginning of a HUGE series arc, and makes me, a second-time reader, grin in anticipation. The entire Emerson family ends up buried alive underneath it in the half-flooded, pitch black king's chamber, and that makes for some supremely exciting pages!īefore that, Amelia spends a lot of the book theorizing on the existence of a "Master Criminal" who is controlling the illegal antiquities trade. I looked up pictures of this, and it doesn't look like a pyramid-it looks like a giant, diabolical, black mountain THING full of secrets. In this case, it's the Black Pyramid at Dahshur that captures the imagination. The climax of this one was a doozy!! The fun thing about books with real historical/geographical connections is that you can harness the power of Google and see exactly what they're talking about, adding authenticity to your mental picture of the story. I think I am enjoying the Amelia Peabody books more the second time around.
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