The Ape Who Guards the Balance (Wheeler Large Print Book Series) - Hardcover

Peters, Elizabeth

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9781568955971: The Ape Who Guards the Balance (Wheeler Large Print Book Series)

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ISBN 10: 1568955979 ISBN 13: 9781568955971

Publisher: Wheeler Pub Inc, 1999

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Amelia Peabody, her husband Radcliffe, their clever son Ramses, Ramses' friend David, and their ward Nefret Forth wreak havoc in Edwardian Egypt when a rare papyrus ends up in the possession of the young people and disaster follows

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I can't wait for the next Peabody story... I really do think [Elizabeth Peters'] books are great entertainment. (Angela Rippon)

A writer so popular that the public library has to keep her books under lock and key.' (Washington Post Book World)

Think Miss Marple with early feminist gloss crossed with Indiana Jones... accomplished entertainment. (Guardian)

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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

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