Barbara Mertz Knihy

1914 finds archaelogists Amelia Peabody, narrator, and husband Radcliffe Emerson back in Egypt for another dig, despite civil unrest. Defiantly pacifist son Ramses hides his spy activity with cousin David. He rescues Molly, and his dazzling smile conquers yet another female. An artifact from Giza confirms the return of archnemesis Sethos.

Velkolepá egyptská civilizace po staletí probouzí zájem archeologů i laické veřejnosti. Známá egyptoložka nás svěžím jazykem seznámí s egyptskou historií od počátků, kdy se první kočovníci usadili v údolí Nilu, přes velké dynastie, slavné panovníky, stavby pyramid, tajemné rituály až po vykradače hrobů.

Im Ägypten von 1917 freut sich die Archäologin Amelia Peabody auf eine neue Ausgrabungssaison in Luxor. Doch bald wird ihr Motto wahr: „Ein neues Jahr, eine neue Leiche“. Ein frisch verstorbener Mann in einem geplünderten Sarkophag läutet eine Reihe von gefährlichen und gewalttätigen Ereignissen ein.

In the newest "Amelia Peabody Mystery", the intrepid Egyptologist risks life, limb, and her second-best hat in 1915 Cairo. Amelia and her handsome archeologist husband defy German submarines and warring Senussi to embark on another season of exploration and crime solving. Endpaper maps

Amelia and family have arrived in Egypt for the 1911 archeological season -- after the marriage of young Ramses' best friend David to Amelia's niece Lia. But trouble finds them immediately when David is accused of selling ancient artifacts. While Amelia and company try to clear his name and expose the real culprit, the body of an American is found at the bottom of their excavation shaft. As accusations of drug dealing and moral misconduct fly, a child of mysterious antecedents sparks a crisis that threatens to tear the family apart. Amelia brings her brilliant powers of deduction to bear, but someone is shooting bullets at her -- and coming awfully close!

Die begeisterte Hobby-Detektivin und Archäologin Amelia Peabody entdeckt in einem ägyptischen Grab die Mumie einer Frau. Bei ihren Nachforschungen stellt sich heraus, dass die Frau erst seit ein paar Jahren tot und schon gar keine Ägypterin ist ...

The Ape Who Guards the Balance begins in 1907 in England where Amelia is attending a suffragettes' rally outside the home of Mr. Geoffrey Romer of the House of Commons. It seems Romer is one of the few remaining private collectors of Egyptian antiquities, and a series of bizarre events at the protest soon embroil Amelia in grave personal danger. Suspecting that the Master Criminal, Sethos, is behind their problems, the Emerson Peabody's hasten to Egypt to continue their studies in the Valley of Kings where they soon acquire a papyrus of the Book of the Dead. As with past seasons, however, their archaeological expedition is interrupted. The murdered body of a woman is found in the Nile. Ramses, Radcliffe, and Amelia all have their theories as to the origin of the crime, but their own lives might soon be at stake if the cult of Thoth and their ancient book is, indeed, involved.

A priceless relic has been delivered to the Emerson home overlooking the Nile. But more than history surrounds this golden likeness of a forgotten king, for it is said early death will befall anyone who possesses it.. The woman who implores the renowned family of archaeologists and adventurers to accept the cursed statue insists the ill-gotten treasure has already killed her husband. Further, she warns, unless it is returned to the tomb from which it was stolen, more will surely die. With the world finally at peace—and with Egypt's ancient mysteries opened to them once more—Amelia Peabody and her loved ones are plunged into a storm of secrets, treachery, and murder by a widow's strange story and even stranger request. Each step toward the truth reveals a new peril, suggesting this curse is no mere superstition. And the next victim of the small golden king could be any member of the close-knit clan—perhaps even Amelia herself.

Die mutige Archäologin Amelia Peabody wird von einem geheimnisvollen Boten zu einer Expedition in den Sudan berufen, um zur Vergessenen Oase zurückzukehren, wo sie einst nur knapp dem Tod entkam. Wer versucht, sie zurückzulocken und aus welchem Grund?

In 1922, as her husband Radcliffe Emerson unsuccessfully tries to persuade his rival Howard Carter to turn over digging rights in the Valley of the Kings to him, Amelia Peabody and her family head for Luxor to search for the long-lost tomb of King Tut