Crocodile on the Sandbank is by Elizabeth Peters. The first book in the Amelia Peabody Mystery series. Agatha Christie fans have found a new heroine. Amelia Peabody is the perfect Victorian combination of Miss Marple and Hercule Poirot. Amelia is a wealthy British woman, a perfect product of her time, who decides to take a trip to Egypt. While in Italy she rescues a younger Brit named Evelyn who has been abandoned by her scoundrel lover. Once they arrive in Egypt they meet the handsome, but irritating, Radcliffe Emerson and his brother Walter. As they help them with their excavation they encounter a walking mummy. However being British, superstition is nonexistent in her blood and Miss Amelia seeks to discover the real identity of the mummy and its sinister purpose. The description of Victorian Era Egypt is absolutely beautiful. The story starts a little slowly, but picks up once the ladies reach the dig. A great story. I hope the series is as good.
Ratings: 8th grade - 9 out of 10.
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