Thirty-one-year-old Victorian gentlewoman Amelia Peabody has not only inherited her father's fortune, but she is also blessed with his strong will as well. Now she's headed for Cairo, accompanied by a girl with a tarnished past, to indulge her passion for Egyptology. Little did she know that murder
Crocodile on the Sandbank
โ Scribed by Elizabeth Peters
- Publisher
- Mysterious Press;Warner Books
- Year
- 1988
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 169 KB
- Category
- Fiction
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โฆ Synopsis
SUMMARY:
Thirty-one-year-old Victorian gentlewoman Amelia Peabody has not only inherited her father's fortune, but she is also blessed with his strong will as well. Now she's headed for Cairo, accompanied by a girl with a tarnished past, to indulge her passion for Egyptology. Little did she know that murder and a homicidal mummy lay in wait for her.
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