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  • The Curse of the Pharaohs

  • The Amelia Peabody Series, Book 2
  • By: Elizabeth Peters
  • Narrated by: Barbara Rosenblat
  • Length: 11 hrs and 41 mins
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars (3,525 ratings)

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The Curse of the Pharaohs

By: Elizabeth Peters
Narrated by: Barbara Rosenblat
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Publisher's summary

The sun rides high over the British Empire and the light still sparkles brightly in Amelia Peabody's eye as she returns for her second adventure in archaeology and romantic mystery as recounted in her lively journal, The Curse of the Pharaohs.

It was Sir Henry's intention to ensure that no tomb had been overlooked in the previous expedition. Scarcely had the men been at work for three days when their spades uncovered the first of a series of steps cut into the rock.

The Times gave the story a full column, on page three. The next dispatch to come to Luxor, however, rated front-page headlines. Sir Henry Baskerville was dead. He was found next morning stiff and stark in his bed. On his face was a look of ghastly horror. On his high brow, inscribed in what appeared to be dried blood, was a crudely drawn uraeus serpent, the symbol of the divine pharaoh.

Instead of digging up the treasures of a lost age, it appeared that Amelia and her friend Radcliffe were excavating a deadly curse.

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"Peters really knows how to spin romance and adventure into a mystery." (Philadelphia Inquirer)

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Barbara Rosenblat is the queen

Tremendous narration of my favorite book series ever. Love Amelia. Love Emerson. The characters are written to perfection.

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liked the story

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made it rather hard to listen to the story made it hard to understand

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So much fun!

I read the first Amelia Peabody mystery, but never seemed to get into the second so I decided to listen instead. I don't know if I will ever actually read the rest after listening to this narrator. She does some amazing voices and kept me extremely amused by giving such life to our heroine, Amelia. She kept the story moving along and never once was I bored!

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Great Book read by a great reader!

The Amelia Peabody books are all worth reading and Barbara Rosenblat makes them come alive. The mysteries of Egypt in the 1900's combined with the mysteries of an extraordinary woman. A fun series that I read several times before changing to the audible. Love it!

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Fun story, best reader

Ms Rosenblat creates amazing voices and captures the subtle irony in Amelia and Emerson to "t". The story was very good but seemed to meander quite a bit in the middle. Otherwise, great fun

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Not as good as the first but still quite entertain

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

Yes, it's an amusing sequel to 'Crocodile on a Sandbank', which introduced us to the memorable and entertaining character, Amelia Peabody.

What did you like best about this story?

The characters and the language, the story is so-so.

Which scene was your favorite?

I can't really say, though I like all of Amelia's conversations with Emerson.

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Delightful story

If you enjoy stories about Egyptian archeology along with a smart, amusing heroine and heroving husband who solve murder mysteries, thus is the book for you.

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Wonderful. Reading of a Great Story

My favorite author. My favorite narrator. Listen over and over. With a dry sence of humor.

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Brings beloved character to life

She's not to everyone's taste, but Amelia Peabody is a delight to many; and these performances bring her to life. The narrator captures her perfectly, flaws and all, and delivers on the author's wry humor.

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Book 2 lives up

As with most series, I was worried about how well the sequel would live up to the first. This does. With a mix of Archeology, Murder Mystery, and a very determined husband and wife team, this book manages to deliver a great story in an equally great local. The twists keep you guessing and you find yourself trying to find the killer before the Emersons. Even after finishing I can't wait to get the third book and find out how the introduction of their son, Ramses changes the story.

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