Peters, Elizabeth. Tomb of the golden bird.

PETERS, Elizabeth. Tomb of the golden bird. Read by Barbara Rosenblat. 10 tapes. 12.75 hrs. Recorded Books. 2006. 1-4193-8304-3. $94.75. Vinyl; plot, reader notes. SA

Entry 18 in the Amelia Peabody series finds the Emerson clan and friends in Luxor during the 1922 digging season stumbling over the usual dead bodies but not stumbling over the tomb of King Tutankhamen. They must stand by and watch Howard Carter and Lord Carnarvon take the glory. Still, they do manage to save Egypt from a government overthrow (at least temporarily), stop tomb robbers from skimming off Tut's treasure, expose murderers, and survive kidnap. On the romantic front, Peabody is playing Cupid to Sethos and his new wife, from whom he is estranged. Domestically, the Emersons have their hands full with the twins, now five. Nefret is pregnant again, with a girl according to Abdullah, who comes as usual to Peabody in her dreams.

Rosenblat narrates with her usual panache, treating her listeners to Irish, British, American, Egyptian, and French accents. The twins are an echo of the young Ramses. Rosenblat does a creaky old lady to a turn. Each character is readily identifiable. Both Peters and Rosenblat are richly deserving of their many awards. Janet Julian, English Teacher (retired), Grafton, MA

S--Recommend for senior high school students.

A--Recommend for advanced students and adults. This code will help librarians and teachers working in high schools where there are honors and advanced placement students. This also will help KLIATT's usefulness in public libraries.