The Serpent on the Crown.THE SERPENT ON THE CROWN. (Amelia Peabody Amelia Peabody Emerson (c. 1852-after 1939) is a fictional character in a series of mystery novels, set in Victorian and early twentieth century Egypt and England, written by author Elizabeth Peters. Mysteries.) Elizabeth Peters. 2005. Read by Barbara Rosenblat. 11 cds. 12 hrs. Harper Audio. 0-06-076013-3. $39.95. Cardboard; plot, author notes. SA* The 17th adventure of the Emersons begins when Magda Petherick, author of vampire novels and the widow of a collector of Egyptian antiquities, gives Emerson a priceless gold statuette of a king, which she claims is cursed. Then the woman vanishes and her stepchildren want the statue back. Mrs. Petherick's body is found in a garden, her corpse strewn strew tr.v. strewed, strewn or strewed, strew·ing, strews 1. To spread here and there; scatter: strewing flowers down the aisle. 2. with white petals. The Emersons must find her killer and the origin of the priceless statuette. Naturally, they are attacked frequently and suspects abound. Amelia is shot and nearly dies while saving her son Ramses from harm. Plenty of action, a pantheon of characters, and the exotic settings of Luxor and Cairo make this one of Peters' best. Peters is the Queen of Egyptian Mysteries and Rosenblat her Goddess of Narration. Rosenblat's performance is incomparable. This time she creates voices for Ramses and Nefret's four-year-old twins; a Russian, a German, a cocky cock·y adj. cock·i·er, cock·i·est Overly self-assertive or self-confident. cock  i·ly adv. Cockney CockneyBow Bells famous bell in East End of London; “only one who is born within the bell’s sound is a true Cockney.” [Br. Hist.: NCE, 347] Doolittle, Eliza Cockney girl taught by professor to imitate aristocracy. paparazzo pa·pa·raz·zo n. pl. pa·pa·raz·zi A freelance photographer who doggedly pursues celebrities to take candid pictures for sale to magazines and newspapers. ; the reformed Sethos, an effete ef·fete adj. 1. Depleted of vitality, force, or effectiveness; exhausted: the final, effete period of the baroque style. 2. Brit, various Egyptians, and Cyrus Vandergelt, an American. Highly recommended to fans of the series. Janet Julian, English Teacher, Grafton, MA S--Recommended for senior high school students. A--Recommended for advance students and adults. This code will help librarians and teacher working in high schools where there are honors and advanced placement students. This also will help extend KLIATT's usefulness in public libraries. *--The asterisk highlights exceptional books. |
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