Crocodile on the Sandbank

272 pages

Amazon.com Review

Elizabeth Peters's unforgettable heroine Amelia Peabody makes her first appearance in this clever mystery. Amelia receives a rather large inheritance and decides to use it for travel. On her way through Rome to Egypt, she meets Evelyn Barton-Forbes, a young woman abandoned by her lover and left with no means of support. Amelia promptly takes Evelyn under her wing, insisting that the young lady accompany her to Egypt, where Amelia plans to indulge her passion for Egyptology. When Evelyn becomes the target of an aborted kidnapping and the focus of a series of suspicious accidents and mysterious visitations, Amelia becomes convinced of a plot to harm her young friend. Like any self-respecting sleuth, Amelia sets out to discover who is behind it all.

The love of my beloved is on yonder side
A width of water is between us
And a crocodile waiteth on the sandbank.
.~Ancient Egyptian Love Poem


I found it hard to get into this book (maybe because I was reading another book that I really loved at the time) but I'm glad I didn't give up on it.
About halfway into it, I couldn't put it down.

It was a wonderful, delightful read!
The Egyptian theme was perfect to read while lying out by the pool.
The imagery is superb. The characters are excellent.
It made me want to travel the Nile on a dahabeeyah!

This book contains history, mystery, and a bit of romance.
It reminds me of a mixture of Indiana Jones, Agatha Christie, and the Discovery Channel.

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2010 total: 16
Thriller & Suspense challenge: 8
Currently Reading: "Murder on a Girls' Night Out" and "The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg"