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  • 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 (6,455 ratings)

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Crocodile on the Sandbank

By: Elizabeth Peters
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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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LOVE THE STORIES

LOVE THE NARRATOR, SHE SOUNDS LIKE I THIS OUR AMELIA SHOULD SOUND LIKE

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Crocodile on the Sandbank

I was very pleased with this audio recording. Barbara Rosenblatt has the best voice for the Amelia Peabody series. The variance of character voices makes for an intriguing story that brings you in. I would recommend this to anyone with a good sense of humor and an interest in Egyptology.

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I love Elizabeth Peters, and the Amelia Peabody series is LOTS of fun. We are introduced to all of the main characters through their hilarious adventures in Egypt. In the process, Ms. Peters describes beautifully the country's customs, deserts and ancient wonders. Barbara Rosenblat is a fantastic narrator, making every character unique, and bringing out all the endearing arrogance and rationality of "Peabody," our quirky, warm, outspoken, courageous, loyal and adventurous heroine. I'm listening to the series for the second time, and I'm enjoying it just as much as the first round. I highly recommend the author, the narrator, and the story.

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Terrific listen

This reader is fabulous! She brings to life this good story, set in an exotic location, with a very appealing main character.
It is part romance, part mystery, and part treatise on ancient Egypt and archeology at the end of the 19th century. It is a great escape.

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A fun book well read

The common comparison of Amelia Peabody as a female Indiana Jones misses the mark. Amelia wins on wit, pluck, and charm. This is the first in series of adventures that span 20 books.

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Great

this is a great book can't wait this listen to them all. The very end.

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Entertaining

Though predictable and not very deep, the story is still fun. And the narrator does it justice.

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Great launch of the series

Emerson and Amelia are a classic couple wit humor, danger and adventure at every step.

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Great English humor in a Who Done It

I have read this book before and liked it, but not nearly as much as having it read by Barbara Rosenblat. I laughed out loud so many times at her inflections, the subtle slowing down in certain passages, and the perfect oral delivery of an aristocratic lady who fancies herself the solution to the world’s problems. Delightful.

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Perfectly Splendid!

Elizabeth Peters breathes such life into her wonderfully flawed characters that you cannot help but fall in love. Barbara Rosenblatt's narrative talents are the icing on the cake!

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