Seeing a Large Cat

The Amelia Peabody Series, Book 9

By: Elizabeth Peters

Narrated by: Barbara Rosenblat

Length: 14 hrs and 31 mins

Publisher's summary

Best-selling mystery author Elizabeth Peters has captured the hearts of thousands of readers with her spunky Victorian Egyptologist, Amelia Peabody Emerson. In Seeing a Large Cat, Amelia must ensnare a modern-day killer, a bogus spiritualist, and a predatory debutante in the awesome Valley of the Kings. Someone is sending ominous messages: "Stay away from tomb Twenty-A!" Intrigued, parasol-wielding Amelia won't rest until she finds the forbidden burial site. But when the excavation yields an unusual mummy, she suddenly must protect both her family and the macabre discovery.

Her Ph.D. in Egyptology enables Elizabeth Peters to portray a lavishly detailed turn-of-the-century Egypt in her lively tale of crisp wit and shivery suspense. The spirited cast including Amelia, her eccentric family, and an array of international characters bursts into life with Barbara Rosenblat's brilliant narration.

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The Best!

Seeing a Large Cat has now become my favorite of all the Amelia Peabody series books. It even got 5 stars from me, which is not something I do very often.

The story was exceptionally good and I am in love with the grown up Ramses. I did not find him whinny or annoying (as another reviewer noted). I found him sexy and intriguing. I am very pleased with the grown up Ramses voice - I can't say the same for David's voice. In my opinion his voice should have been more British in light of his adoption by the Walter Emersons and subsequent British education.

The Emerson family is back in Luxor - and they have built a house nearby. They still have their boat (the Amelia). David and Ramses are staying in the boat and Amelia, Emerson and Nefret are staying at the house. There are visits (known and unknown) between the two locations. Cyrus is discovering a love interest and we find that Ramses has a love interest too. The mysteries in the story are quite perplexing and the entire family and crew are involved in solving them. Ramses female cat (I can't spell her name) from previous books has died, and Ramses is quietly and silently grieving over her death - they had a special bond. Nefret wants to ease his grief by trying to get him to pay attention to one of the deceased cat's kittens, but Ramses isn't consoled at all by the new kitten.

The book includes a character named Dolly, a Southern Belle from America whom I itched to slap. She has eyes for Ramses. She is so hateful and spiteful that she may come back in future books. Dolly is the type you love to hate and she is the polar opposite of Nefret. Needless to say, Nefret can't stand her either.

Unlike another reviewer, I absolute love the insertions of Manuscript H. I think they make perfect sense where they are placed and help move the story along. Also, the Manuscript H sections are apparently written by Ramses but he writes them as if they are a fiction story. They are really helpful to tell what is happening out of Amerlia's sight and provide a viewpoint other than Amelia's about events and people (including Amelia). I think they add spice to the series and keep the books from becoming monotmous, which they will do if we only hear Amelia talking all the way through every book. I love Amelia, but she can get a little stuck on herself sometimes.

Best of Historical Mysteries

If you are a fan of historical mysteries, and can accept some, (okay a lot) of improbability in your mysteries for the sake of fun, listen to all of this series. NOTE: Make sure the narrator is Barbra Rosenblatt before you download. ALSO - the unabridged aggravate me - maybe they don't you....

These books are so entertaining, fun and an escape from reality.

exciting

i could hardly bear to pause it. i love this narrator and all of her character voices

Love these books!!

Amazing, listened to all these books 3 times. plan to keep listening! great narration as well. love the voices.

Love the series second time listening wonderful

This is the second time I have listened to this series I adore it. The characters are wonderful. And it makes you giggle and makes you catch your breath. it's just great listening. Enjoy, she's a wonderful author.

Loved It

All of the Amelia books are awesome, I have read them all now listening on Audible

Excellent as always!

Barbara Rosenblat does an amazing job with this series. This installment is an intriguing continuation of the Emerson saga with both old and new characters. I thoroughly enjoyed it!

Ramses finally gets Manuscript H!

I’ve read most of the Amelia Peabody series and Ramses, her son, has always been my favorite character. Seeing a Large Cat is the first book in the series to include Ramses’s versions of events with excerpts from Manuscript H. They are my favorite parts of this novel and the series! Elizabeth Peters creates wonderful plots for her stories and Ramses’s viewpoint just adds that much more to make her novels great.

Dependably Enjoyable

This series is a favorite. The history is reliable, the style is authentic, and the plots are engaging. The the characters are likable and amusing; their development and their changing relationships pique interest in the ongoing saga.
A great plus in the audio versions is the amazing Barbara Rosenblat, who gives each character a distinctive and convincing voice.

made me laugh

What made the experience of listening to Seeing a Large Cat the most enjoyable?

The characters are so much fun. I laughed out loud at Amelia more than once.