The Last Camel Died at Noon

The Amelia Peabody Series, Book 6

By: Elizabeth Peters

Narrated by: Susan O'Malley

Length: 13 hrs and 5 mins

Publisher's summary

The last camel is dead, and Egyptologist Amelia Peabody, her dashing husband, Emerson, and precocious son, Ramses, are in dire straits on the sun-scorched desert sands. Months before, back in cool, green England, Viscount Blacktower had approached them to find his son and his son's new bride, who have been missing in war-torn Sudan for over a decade. An enigmatic message scrawled on papyrus and a cryptic map had been delivered to Blacktower, awakening his hope that the couple was still alive.

Neither Amelia nor Emerson believes the message is authentic, but the treasure map proves an irresistible temptation. Now, deep in Nubia's vast wasteland, they discover too late how much treachery is afoot (and on camelback)...and survival depends on Amelia's solving a mystery as old as ancient Egypt and as timeless as greed and revenge.

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Critic reviews

"If Indiana Jones were female, a wife and mother who lived in Victorian times, he would be Amelia Peabody Emerson...Combining a fierce affection for her family with indefatigable independence, stalwart Amelia proves once again an immensely likable heroine." (Publishers Weekly)
"Another interest-holding and humorously told Amelia Peabody Victorian suspense tale." (School Library Journal)
"The plot twists and turns....it's delicious." (Washington Times)

Adventure is always best!

I love the story and O'Malley's voice. Rose boat makes Amelia sound like an absolute snob.

I Just Love Amelia

Another fabulous book about the Emersons. A bit different from the others, with most of the action taking place someplace other than Egypt. Also, I was happy to read a book in this series that did not revolve around "the master criminal."

The Amelia Peabody Series by Elizabeth Peters

I am thoroughly enjoying this series, referred to me by a dear friend. I highly recommend this series. I must admitt that the reader (Barbara Rosenblat) has truly made the series live. Also because i enjoy many "period" movies it is easy to place faces, in my minds eye, with each character due of course to the reading of Ms. Rosenblat. Therefore you will understand that when Ms. Rosenblat is not the reader it is a great disappointment. I am now on book 8 "The Hippopotamus Pool" and only one book was not the reader I am so endeared. But please donot allow this to discourage one from reading them all! Many many hours of enjoyment await you all, Robbin Wms

Make up your own mind

I read all of the reviews regarding the reader not being Barbara Rosenbladt. I ordered this book anyway and I must say, the reader is just fine. No she doesn't do the voices and accents like Ms. Rosenblat, but she also isn't "over the top" to the annoying degree that Ms Rosenblat gets when Amelia is recounting Emerson's manly virtues (which gets annoying anyway in this series)
Listen and make up your own mind. I did, and I am happy that I did.
Yes a bad reader can spoil a book for me, but this reader did not.

Same great story, abysmal Narrator!

If this narrator could listen to herself objectively comparred to Barbara Rosenblat she would be embarrassed. Too bad there is not a value for no *stars* because she would win that honorific.

Stick with the Barbara Rosenblat versions; you will be much better served.

Great book! !!

Love this narrator! !!! I hope they post the rest of this series with her narrating! !!!!!

Reading of the story

Terribly boring reading of such a good story!!
This reader puts me to sleep!!
Why doesn’t Barbara Rosenblat read this book?

Once you've gone Rosenblatt, you'll never go back

My initial reaction to the O'Malley narration was overly harsh. She is really quite a decent reader, and truly does not speak in a monotone, but after the dramatic performances of narrator Barbara Rosenblatt, it is very much a "reading" as opposed to an amusingly British accented performance. If you'd not heard several consecutive books by Rosenblatt, the O'Malley reading would be just fine, but once you've gone Rosenblatt . . .

Wonderful Series, there's a better narrator...

Like a few other listeners of this series, I agree that Barbara Rosenthal is better than Susan O'Malley at narrating. Amelia Peabody and her family are British, yet the narrator reads them with an American accent. She doesn't put enough masculinity into her voice for the men, like Rosenthal does. Also, it sounds like she's rushing to finish the story in record time. Look at the books when both narrators are available. Rosenthal's versions are usually 1-2 hours longer and it sounds like it.

As for the story, this was a good tribute to "King Solomon's Mines." The adventure was good as was Elizabeth Peter's usual suspense and plot turns. And you just have to love Ramses. He's the kind of kid a parent would be so proud of, after getting over the exasperation.

It's a great story

but find it narrated by Barbara Rosenblatt if you can. She does a much better job as Amelia Peabody than Ms. O'Malley and her Emerson voice is better as well.