Crocodile on the Sandbank

The Amelia Peabody Series, Book 1

By: Elizabeth Peters

Narrated by: Barbara Rosenblat

Length: 9 hrs and 54 mins

Publisher's summary

Amelia Peabody inherited two things from her father: a considerable fortune and an unbendable will. The first allowed her to indulge in her life's passion. Without the second, the mummy's curse would have made corpses of them all.

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Perfectly Splendid!!!

Absolutely love this and the narrative is perfect too….Barbara Rosenblat dies a wonderful job!

Absolutely Delightful

This was the perfect cozy mystery I needed. It took me a minute to get into the writing and narration style but by chapter 2 I was hooked and couldn’t stop listening. My husband got annoyed because my headphones were on constantly while I finished the book. ;)

Spectacular narrator

Wonderful series. Brain popcorn to the max:) Her writing is so easy it just melts over you, and the historic setting is spot on.

The Mummy?

I was recommended to read this book on a Facebook group because I was looking for a book similar to “The Mummy”. This recommendation did not disappoint. I am now hooked. Highly recommend if you would like to read something high stakes and great world building.

Nice break from the usual-

I am a hardcore mystery fan, usually attracted to the detective or forensic genre. But having read a review of this book (non-audio version) on an e-list, I thought I would check it out.

Amelia Peabody has a wry, dry sense of humor and a sarcastic nature that made me wish she was a next-door neighbor I could call and have a chat. The reader, Barbara Rosenblat I believe, did an outstanding job reading this book and with her range of character voices she uses, she really did make the entire thing come alive. I found myself looking for excuses to make car trips, simply so I could listen to more of this book, and I have to say, I was disappointed when it ended. I will be looking for the other titles in the series.

What amazed me the most was that thought I am a fan of a much more hardcore mystery, I really did enjoy this. There was a lot of historical "Egyptology" information that I found fascinating. There was also a romantic element I enjoyed. Yet had the book been described to me as a romantic/historical mystery, I probably never would have chosen it. What initially got me interested was that it was described as a "humorous mystery" and it is that as well.

If you are looking to expand your horizons a bit or just to break out of a rut, I can highly recommend this book. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did.

Great Entertainment

I thoroughly enjoyed this book. I laughed outloud several times, prompting my husband to look at me like I was crazy. Amelia is the most endearing woman. I feel like the Emersons are part of my family now.

One of my favorite series! Love it!

Old friends and characters that never grow old! I put this on to get the taste of a stressful read out of my system. I listen to them over and over. Some of the best spent credits ever.

OK, but not great

Listening to this book sent me to the Classics and Non-fiction sections of Audible! It made me hungry for better writing and more likeable characters. Amelia came across as too self assured (shall we say...arrogant?) and Evelyn like Sweet Polly Purebred, her appearance (her hair in particular) described ad nauseum with various forms of the word "pretty".
The narration was well done. The story itself was the disappointment. Not awful...not great...just OK.

So glad I discovered this series

I love it when I discover a great new series and this is the first in a wonderful (new to me) series. Amelia Peabody is quite a character, a young Englishwoman (late 1800s) who is quite full of herself, has just inherited her father's fortune and goes to Egypt for an adventure. She rescues another young Englishwoman, they meet two handsome young Englishmen and the plot thickens. There is all kinds of intrigue, murder and mystery involved, lots of strange characters and a glimpse into Egypt run by the British. I enjoyed the reader's narration of this book. Her voices were excellent and she kept up the pace of the book. But best of all I thoroughly enjoyed the humor, wit and the whole crazy plot of the first book in this series. It may take me awhile but I want to listen to all of the Amelia Peabody books. Very enjoyable!

Fun Romp Down the Nile

There's nothing more fun than a romp down the Nile, searching lost tombs while being chased by a mummy! Just like everyone else, I'm going to say that I loved the interaction between Peabody, the ever wise busy body, and Emerson, the curmudeonly archeologist.

My only problem with this book was that the protagonist sounded much older than her 32 years. Perhaps that was the result of the narrator's voice. I struggled (and was distracted) by that inequity.

Perhaps my other problem was that I was preoccupied and had trouble focusing on the story. I was constantly missing things and having to rewind. I may have to read it again someday. Nah! I'll just read the next book in the series.