• Crocodile on the Sandbank

  • The Amelia Peabody Series, Book 1
  • By: Elizabeth Peters
  • Narrated by: Barbara Rosenblat
  • Length: 9 hrs and 54 mins
  • 4.3 out of 5 stars (6,385 ratings)

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Crocodile on the Sandbank

By: Elizabeth Peters
Narrated by: Barbara Rosenblat
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Why we think it's Essential: Barbara Rosenblat's expert performance as Egyptologist Amelia Peabody is imaginative, witty, and great fun. Rosenblat has tremendous vocal range, capturing many characters of different genders and ethnicities. This rich and lively story is the first in Elizabeth Peters' Amelia Peabody series, and I can't wait to listen to the rest of them. — Diana Dapito

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.
Don't miss the rest of the Amelia Peabody series. You can also check out more of our Most Addictive Series.
©2004 Elizabeth Peters (P)2004 Recorded Books

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so much fun!!!

It has been awhile since an audiobook has made me fall in love with it. I literally just finished this book and am downloading the second while I write this. No, this isn't a "deep" and thought provoking book but it is fun. I laughed out loud so many times. The author is witty and sassy, and the narrator keys right into that character. Additionally, I normally don't like female narrators, but this one really has a knack for different voices that I loved her too! I'm crossing my fingers that the next one is as much fun as this one.

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Fun parody of a Victorian romance

One of my favorite books of all time. Sets up a wonderful series, and Barbara Rosenblat is the perfect narrator.

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LOVED IT

Great humor, adventure and absolutely WONDERFUL characters! I can't wait to listen to the next one!

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Great Dry Humor - Fun & Fab Performance!

Writer has great sense of dry humor. Not the best book ever, but story line is interesting and the performance was over the top good. I went back and forth between 4 or 5 stars, but it was a delight and it kept a smile on my face so I went with 5 stars from a pure entertainment standpoint.

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absolutely wonderful

I absolutely loved it A+++ I felt like I was there. the perfect combination of mystery history & romance without being borderline porn like most romance novels it's very refreshing. A+ narrator

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Great story, great narration

My reviews on audible.com tend to focus on the narrator, because that can make or break the book. Barbara Rosenblat is AWESOME. She manages to perfectly capture the "feel" of the book, and gives each character a distinctive voice that is a spot-on interpretation of the author's dialogue.

I highly recommend any Amelia Peabody book performed by Barbara Rosenblat and wish she would give lessons to other narrators!

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Interesting and quite entertaining

Captures the listener's attention with well dramatized narration. Encourages further exploration of Egypt and its antiquities. Characters are likable. Will listen to the next in the series.

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Fantastically Delightful

great fun! the narrator fit the snarky tone of the main character perfectly. highly recommended!

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Best Narration Ever!

Intelligent characters, intelligent humor, greatest narrator ever- Barbara Rosenblat.
Loved it all, and it continues on in the series where the relationships and banter dominate the day.

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great adventure, told in a face paced narrative

always a fun character to explore Egypt antiquities and adventure as well as romance for the day

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