Crocodile on the Sandbank: 1 (Amelia Peabody Mysteries Lib/E)

"[Peters is] a writer so popular that the public library has to keep her books under lock and key."

"Unforgettable...Peabody makes her first appearance in this clever mystery."

"The indomitable Amelia Peabody carries the listener along as easily as she carries her umbrella."

"Evokes all the passion & mystery of the 'Golden Age of Egyptology' with humor, intelligence and insight."

Amelia Peabody, that indomitable product of the Victorian age, embarks on her first Egyptian adventure armed with unshakable self-confidence, a journal to record her thoughts, and, of course, a sturdy umbrella. On her way, Amelia rescues young Evelyn Barton-Forbes, who has been "ruined" and abandoned on the streets of Rome by her rascally lover. With a typical disregard for convention, Amelia promptly hires her fellow countrywoman as a companion and takes her to Cairo.

Eluding Evelyn's former lover, who wants her back, and Evelyn's cousin Lord Ellesmere, who wishes to marry her, the two women sail up the Nile to an archaeological site that is home to a rather lively mummy. Soon strange visitations, suspicious accidents, and a botched kidnapping convince Amelia that there is a plot afoot to harm Evelyn.