The Ape Who Guards the Balance: 10 (Amelia Peabody) - Softcover

Peters, Elizabeth

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0061951633 ISBN 13: 9780061951633

Publisher: Harper, 2010

Synopsis

"Delightful....[An] engrossing plot and writing of the highest caliber."--Washington Times

A globe-trotting archeologist with more grit, wit, and fortitude than Indian Jones himself, the intrepid Amelia Peabody confronts danger and dark mystery in the desert sands of Egypt in The Ape Who Guards the Balance--a breathtaking adventure from New York Times bestselling Grandmaster Elizabeth Peters that encompasses treachery, villainy, bloodthirsty cults, the Book of the Dead...and murder most foul. The Charleston Post and Courier proclaims Elizabeth Peters "a mistress of plot," while the New York Times Book Review declares, "Amelia remains an irrepressible delight."

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Review:

"SO MUCH LOCAL COLOR THAT I FELT AS THOUGH I WERE ON VACATION!"

The Los Angeles Times

"A new Amelia Peabody mystery is like visiting old friends." -- "USA Today""Peters' witty writing and her cast of outrageous characters move the story along at a brisk pace." -- "San Francisco Examiner"

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Some great reviews for THE APE WHO GUARDS THE BALANCE
Check out these great reviews for Elizabeth Peters’ THE APE WHO GUARDS THE BALANCE:

"Rich in characterization, incident and humor, this latest adventure is a grand, galloping adventure with a heart as big as the Great Pyramid itself." --Publishers Weekly

"Peters’ witty writing and her cast of outrageous characters move the story along at a brisk pace." --San Francisco Examiner

"A lively assortment of characters . . . plenty of period flavor . . . some terrific action." --Booklist

"The charm of this series lies in the author’s wonderful evocation of the sights, sounds and smells of Cairo, Luxor, ad the Valley of the Kings." --St. Paul Pioneer Press

"Amelia Peabody is back in rare form." --The Snooper

"Infectious . . . frightening and delicious . . . Amelia Peabody fans will eat this one up. . . . THE APE WHO GUARDS THE BALANCE contains the mixture of humor, familiar characters, mystery, intrigue, danger, and Egyptological lecture material Peabody fans anticipate and expect." --Gothic Journal

About this edition

• Publisher: Harper
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 0061951633
• ISBN 13: 9780061951633
• Binding: Mass Market Paperback
• Number of pages: 576