Elizabeth Peters Books In Order

Georgetown Books In Publication Order

  1. Ammie, Come Home (1968)
  2. Shattered Silk (1986)
  3. Stitches in Time (1995)

Jacqueline Kirby Books In Publication Order

  1. The Seventh Sinner (1972)
  2. The Murders of Richard III (1974)
  3. Die for Love (1984)
  4. Naked Once More (1989)

Vicky Bliss Books In Publication Order

  1. Borrower of the Night (1973)
  2. Street of the Five Moons (1978)
  3. Silhouette in Scarlet (1983)
  4. Trojan Gold (1987)
  5. Night Train to Memphis (1994)
  6. The Laughter of Dead Kings (2008)

Amelia Peabody Books In Publication Order

  1. Crocodile on the Sandbank (1975)
  2. The Curse of the Pharaohs (1981)
  3. The Mummy Case (1985)
  4. Lion in the Valley (1986)
  5. The Deeds of the Disturber (1988)
  6. The Last Camel Died at Noon (1991)
  7. The Snake, the Crocodile and the Dog (1992)
  8. The Hippopotamus Pool (1996)
  9. Seeing a Large Cat (1997)
  10. The Ape Who Guards the Balance (1998)
  11. The Falcon at the Portal (1999)
  12. He Shall Thunder in the Sky (2000)
  13. Lord of the Silent (2001)
  14. The Golden One (2002)
  15. Children of the Storm (2003)
  16. Guardian of the Horizon (2004)
  17. The Serpent on the Crown (2005)
  18. Tomb of the Golden Bird (2006)
  19. A River in the Sky (2010)
  20. The Painted Queen (With: Joan Hess) (2014)

Amelia Peabody Books In Chronological Order

  1. Crocodile on the Sandbank (1975)
  2. The Curse of the Pharaohs (1981)
  3. The Mummy Case (1985)
  4. Lion in the Valley (1986)
  5. The Deeds of the Disturber (1988)
  6. The Last Camel Died at Noon (1991)
  7. The Snake, the Crocodile and the Dog (1992)
  8. The Hippopotamus Pool (1996)
  9. Seeing a Large Cat (1997)
  10. The Ape Who Guards the Balance (1998)
  11. Guardian of the Horizon (2004)
  12. A River in the Sky (2010)
  13. The Falcon at the Portal (1999)
  14. The Painted Queen (With: Joan Hess) (2014)
  15. He Shall Thunder in the Sky (2000)
  16. Lord of the Silent (2001)
  17. The Golden One (2002)
  18. Children of the Storm (2003)
  19. The Serpent on the Crown (2005)
  20. Tomb of the Golden Bird (2006)

Someone in the House Books In Publication Order

  1. Someone in the House (1981)
  2. Black Rainbow (1982)

Standalone Novels In Publication Order

  1. The Master of Blacktower (As: Barbara Michaels) (1966)
  2. Sons of the Wolf (As: Barbara Michaels) (1967)
  3. The Jackal’s Head (1968)
  4. The Camelot Caper (1969)
  5. Prince of Darkness (As: Barbara Michaels) (1969)
  6. The Dead Sea Cipher (1970)
  7. The Dark on the Other Side (As: Barbara Michaels) (1970)
  8. The Night of Four Hundred Rabbits (1971)
  9. The Crying Child (As: Barbara Michaels) (1971)
  10. Greygallows (As: Barbara Michaels) (1972)
  11. Witch (As: Barbara Michaels) (1973)
  12. House of Many Shadows (As: Barbara Michaels) (1974)
  13. The Sea King’s Daughter (As: Barbara Michaels) (1975)
  14. Patriot’s Dream (As: Barbara Michaels) (1976)
  15. Legend in Green Velvet (1976)
  16. Devil May Care (1977)
  17. Wings of the Falcon (As: Barbara Michaels) (1977)
  18. Wait for What Will Come (As: Barbara Michaels) (1978)
  19. Summer of the Dragon (1979)
  20. The Walker in Shadows (As: Barbara Michaels) (1979)
  21. The Love Talker (1980)
  22. The Wizard’s Daughter (As: Barbara Michaels) (1980)
  23. The Copenhagen Connection (1982)
  24. Here I Stay (As: Barbara Michaels) (1983)
  25. The Grey Beginning (As:Barbara Michaels) (1984)
  26. Be Buried in the Rain (As: Barbara Michaels) (1985)
  27. Search the Shadows (As: Barbara Michaels) (1987)
  28. Smoke and Mirrors (As: Barbara Michaels) (1989)
  29. Into the Darkness (As: Barbara Michaels) (1990)
  30. Vanish with the Rose (As: Barbara Michaels) (1992)
  31. Houses of Stone (As: Barbara Michaels) (1993)
  32. The Dancing Floor (As: Barbara Michaels) (1997)
  33. Other Worlds (As: Barbara Michaels) (1999)

Non-Fiction Books In Publication Order

  1. Temples, Tombs & Hieroglyphs (By:Barbara Mertz) (1964)
  2. Red Land, Black Land (1967)
  3. Amelia Peabody’s Egypt (2003)

Malice Domestic Books In Publication Order

  1. Malice Domestic 1 (1992)
  2. Malice Domestic 2 (By:Mary Higgins Clark) (1993)
  3. Malice Domestic 5 (By:Phyllis Whitney) (1996)
  4. Malice Domestic 7 (By:Sharyn McCrumb) (1998)
  5. Malice Domstic 8 (By:Margaret Maron) (1999)

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Elizabeth Peters Books Overview

Ammie, Come Home

For the guests at Ruth Bennet’s fashionable Georgetwon home, the seance was just a playful diversion…
until Ruth’s niece Sara spoke in a deep guttural voice not her own…
and the game became frighteningly real.. The New York Times calls Miss Michaels a specialist, saying, ‘When the seances get going and the ghosts walk and talk, even the nonbelievers take notice.’ Previously published in 1969 by Fawcett.

Shattered Silk

Karen Nevitt has brought new life to old, abandoned things. Her vintage clothing collection, nestled away in Washington, D.C.’s picturesque Georgetown, features exquisite designer originals from decades past. But there is something deadly sewn into the lace and delicate fabrics she has clues to a forgotten mystery that is pulling Karen into a dark and terrifying place. A secret once locked away in old trunks and dusty attics is crying out for justice, and only she can make things right. But a killer still lurking in the shadows has decided that the truth must remain hidden…
and Karen Nevitt must die.

Stitches in Time

When an antique bridal quilt appears under mysterious circumstances at the vintage clothing shop where Rachel Grant works, she is fascinated. She has never been able to resist handmade textiles from the past, for she believes that through the ages, women wove protective magic into their fabrics in order to mark the important events of their lives: birth, marriage, and death. But there is more than good in the quilt’s magic power. Day by day Rachel sees and feels the power growing, as she senses the quilt influencing her thoughts and actions. Much as Rachel’s logical mind longs to deny the supernatural, the aura of evil coming from the quilt is terrifyingly real, and it seems to carry a sinister legacy into the lives of the people Rachel loves.

The Seventh Sinner

What lies beneath…
At first, Jean Suttman thought she had died and gone to heaven when she was granted the opportunity to study in Rome. But the body that’s lying in the ancient subterranean Temple of Mithra the murdered corpse of a repulsive and disliked fellow student is far from her idea of heavenly. Now she s truly frightened, and not just because small accidents seem to be occurring around her with disturbing regularity. It s the ever increasing certainty that someone, for some unknown reason, is ruthlessly determined to do her harm. Jean s innocent underground excursion into a sacred pagan place has trapped her in something dark and terrifying, and even the knowledge that practical, perceptive fellow American Jacqueline Kirby is on the case won t ease her fears. Because there s only so far Jean Suttman can run…
and no escape for her except death.

The Murders of Richard III

When attractive American Jacqueline Kirby is invited to an English country mansion for a weekend costume affair, she experts only one mystery. Since the hosts and guests are all fanatic devotees of King Richard III, they hope to clear his name of the 500 year old accusation that he killed the little princess in the Tower of London. Jacqueline is amused at the group’s eccentricities until history begins to repeat itself. A dangerous practical joker recreates famous fifteenth century murder methods beheading, poisoning, smothering, and even drowning in a butt of malmsey. As the jokes become more and more macabre, one at last proves fatal. Jacqueline puts all her observations together for a dazzling solution that will surprise even the most attentive reader.

Die for Love

The annual Historical Romance Writers of the World convention in New York City is calling to Jacqueline Kirby, a Nebraska librarian who desperately desires some excitement. But all is not love and kisses at this august gathering of starry eyed eccentrics and sentimental scribes. As far as Jacqueline is concerned, the sudden ‘natural’ death of a gossip columnist seems anything but. And when she’s approached by a popular genre star who fears for her own life, the resourceful Ms. Kirby quickly goes back to work…
as a sleuth. Because there’s a sinister scenario being penned at this purple prose congregation. And when jealousy and passion are given free rein beyond the boundaries of the printed page, the result can be murder.

Naked Once More

She may be a bestselling author, but ex librarian Jacqueline Kirby’s views on the publishing biz aren’t fit to print. In fact, she’s thinking of trading celebrity for serenity and a house far away from fiendish editors and demented fans when her agent whispers the only words that could ever make her stay: Naked in the Ice. Seven years ago, this blockbuster skyrocketed Kathleen Darcy to instant fame. Now the author’s heirs and looking for a writer to pen the sequel. It’s an opportunity no novelist in her right mind would pass up, and there’s no doubting Jacqueline’s sanity…
until she starts digging through the missing woman’s papersand her past. Until she gets mixed up with Kathleen enigmatic lover. Until a series of nasty accidents convince her much too late that someone wants to bring Jacqueline’s storyand her lifeto a premature end.

Borrower of the Night

With her height, over six feet tall, and physical proportions, rather Playboy bunnysih, Vicky Bliss hardly seems your typical college professor or art historian which in fact, she isn’t. This engaging academician’s secret passion is mysteries…
ancient mysteries. When Vicky stumbles over a clue to the existence of a hidden masterpiece by the late Gothic sculptor, Riemenschneider, she and her then boyfriend, Tony, embark on a contest of will and wits to find the treasure. Gathering suitors as fast as she does clues, the amateur sleuth roams the candle lit passages of a German castle, avoiding long dead counts, and narrowly escaping a confromtation with a cranky set of armor. Finding a modern solution to this mystery may be as difficult as worming new clues from Tony as they compete to solve Count Burckhardt’s mystery.. in fact, it may be harder, because Vicky can’t use feminine wiles on a corpse. An ancient European castle.. secret passages.. a mystery several hundred years old.. and danger, make the Elizabeth Peters’ best book!’ San Francisco Examiner

Street of the Five Moons

Vicky Bliss, a brain with a body like a centerfold, often has a tough time getting people to take her seriously. But when it comes to medieval history, this blonde beauty knows her stuff and she’s a master at solving mysteries that would turn the art world upside down. Vicky gasped at the sight of the exquisite gold pendant her boss at Munich’s National Museum held in his hand. The Charlemagne talisman replica, along with a note in hieroglyphs, was found sewn into the suit pocket of an unidentified man found dead in an alley. Vicky vows to find the master craftsman who created it. It’s a daring chase that takes her all the way to Rome and through the dusty antique centers and moonlit streets of the most romantic city in the world. But soon she’s trapped in a treacherous game of intrigue that could cost her life or her heart…
Vicky Bliss, a brain with a body like a centerfold, often has a tough time getting people to take her seriously. But when it comes to medieval history, this blonde beauty knows her stuff and she’s a master at solving mysteries that would turn the art world upside down. Vicky gasped at the sight of the exquisite gold pendant her boss at Munich’s National Museum held in his hand. The Charlemagne talisman replica, along with a note in hieroglyphs, was found sewn into the suit pocket of an unidentified man found dead in an alley. Vicky vows to find the master craftsman who created it. It’s a daring chase that takes her all the way to Rome and through the dusty antique centers and moonlit streets of the most romantic city in the world. But soon she’s trapped in a treacherous game of intrigue that could cost her life or her heart…
Vicky Bliss, a brain with a body like a centerfold, often has a tough time getting people to take her seriously. But when it comes to medieval history, this blonde beauty knows her stuff and she’s a master at solving mysteries that would turn the art world upside down. Vicky gasped at the sight of the exquisite gold pendant her boss at Munich’s National Museum held in his hand. The Charlemagne talisman replica, along with a note in hieroglyphs, was found sewn into the suit pocket of an unidentified man found dead in an alley. Vicky vows to find the master craftsman who created it. It’s a daring chase that takes her all the way to Rome and through the dusty antique centers and moonlit streets of the most romantic city in the world. But soon she’s trapped in a treacherous game of intrigue that could cost her life or her heart…

Silhouette in Scarlet

One perfect red rose, a one way ticket to Stockholm, and a cryptic ‘message’ consisting of two Latin words intrigue art historian Vicky Bliss as they were precisely intended to do. Beautiful, brilliant and, as always, dangerously inquisitive, Vicky recognizes the handiwork of her former lover, the daring jewel thief John Smythe. So she takes the bait, eagerly following Smythe’s lead in the hope of finding a lost treasure.

But the trail begins with a priceless fifth century chalice, which will place Vicky at the mercy of a gang of ruthless criminals who have their eyes on an even more valuable prize. And the hunt threatens to turn deadly on a remote island, where a captive Vicky Bliss must lead an excavation into the distant past and where digging too deep for the truth could dig her own grave.

Trojan Gold

A picture is worth a thousand words…
but the photograph art historian Vicky Bliss has just received in the mail gives rise to a thousand questions instead. At first glance it appears to be the famous portrait of Frau Schliemann adorned in the gold of Troy. But closer study reveals the picture to be contemporary which is odd since Vicky knows the Trojan Gold vanished sometime around the end of World War Two. And if she needed further proof that something here is terribly amiss, a quick look at the blood stained envelope the photo arrived in should do the trick. Yet Vicky is not the only expert to receive this mysterious mailing. And the entire circle is gathering for a festive Bavarian Christmas one, hopefully, to be made even more festive by the rediscovery of an ancient lost treasure. But the celebration could prove to be short and bloody courtesy of a very determined killer in their midst…

Night Train to Memphis

What happens when you mix authentic Egyptian lore, a ripping good yarn, and a hero*ine with an affinity for crime and for dangerous, seductive men? You get a new Vicky Bliss mystery by the award winning author of The Snake, the Crocodile, and the Dog. Writing here as Elizabeth Peters, but featuring the delicious romantic tension of the bestselling novels she writes under her pseudonym Barbara Michaels, Peters as always brings readers a masterful mystery resplendent with wit and rousing adventure. Vicky Bliss, assistant curator of the National Museum in Munich, doesn’t know a thing about Egyptology. It’s her familiarity with larceny that brings an intelligence agency to her office with an offer she can’t refuse. They want her as an operative on a luxury Nile cruise because ‘certain information’ has come to their attention on a dead body that a major heist of Egyptian antiquities is in the works. Will Vicky risk her life and all 5’11’ of her shapely body in order to stop the thief? Vicky suspects that the man the authorities want is her occasional lover and frequent adversary, the art thief and master of disguise she knows only by one of his many aliases ‘Sir John Smythe.’ On the first day of the trip, in the shadow of the Sphinx, she does spot him with a beautiful young girl clinging to his arm. Stunned and furious, Vicky is too pre occupied with her own feelings to concentrate on crime as the cruise ship sails up the Nile. Of course, she’s also distracted by a billionaire offering romance, a gorgeous ‘sheik’ suggesting some very private tours, a pompous Boston professor flattering her ego, and a glamorous American widow giving her beauty tips. But when another distraction showsup, in the person of her lovable and exasperating boss Herr Dr. Schmidt, and one of the crew is brutally murdered, Vicky realizes that this dream cruise is turning into a nightmare voyage and that everything she cherishes is threatened by perils even worse than death.

The Laughter of Dead Kings

For the first time in more than a decade, New York Times bestselling Grand Master Elizabeth Peters brings beautiful, brainy Vicky Bliss back into the spotlight for one last investigation. But this time the peerless art historian and sleuth will be detecting in Amelia Peabody territory, searching for solutions to more than one heinous offense in the ever shifting sands of Egypt’s mysterious Valley of the Kings.

Who stole one of Egypt’s most priceless treasures? That is the question that haunts the authorities after a distinguished British gentleman with an upper crust accent cons his way past a security guard and escapes into the desert carrying a world famous, one of a kind historic relic. But the Egyptian authorities and Interpol believe they know the identity of the culprit. The brazen crime bears all the earmarks of the work of one & 147;Sir John Smythe,& 148; the suave and dangerously charming international art thief who is, in fact, John Tregarth, the longtime significant other of Vicky Bliss. But John swears he is retired not to mention innocent and he vows to clear his name by hunting down the true criminal.

Vicky’s faith in her man’s integrity leaves her no choice but to take a hiatus from her position at a leading Munich museum and set out for the Middle East. Vicky’s employer, the eminent Herr Doktor Anton Z. Schmidt, rotund gourmand and insatiable adventurer, decides to join the entourage.

But dark days and myriad dangers await them in this land of intriguing antiquity. Each uncovered clue seems to raise even more questions for the intrepid Vicky the most troubling being, Where is John going during his increasingly frequent and unexplained absences? And the stakes are elevated considerably when a ransom note arrives accompanied by a grisly memento intended to speed up negotiations because now it appears that murder most foul has been added to the equation.

Crocodile on the Sandbank

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 Alberto, 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. They disembark at an archaeological site run by the Emerson brothers the irascible, but dashing, Radcliffe and the amiable Walter. Soon their little party is increased by one one mummy, that is, and a singularly lively example of the species. Strange visitations, suspicious accidents, and a botched kidnapping convince Amelia that there is a plot afoot to harm Evelyn. But no villain, or mummy, is a match for the doughty Amelia. How she arranges all to her satisfaction is just one of the pleasures of this delightfully witty mystery.

The Curse of the Pharaohs

Victorian gentlewoman Amelia Peabody Emerson and her archaeologist husband are busy raising their young son; yet Amelia dreams only of the dust and detritus of ancient civilizations. Happily, circumstances are about to demand their immediate presence in Egypt. Sir Henry Baskerville had just discovered a tomb in Luxor when he promptly died under bizarre circumstances. The tabloids scream of The Curse of the Pharaohs! Amelia and her husband arrive to find the camp in disarray and the workers terrified. A ghost even appears. It is not at all what Amelia considers an atmosphere conducive to scientific discovery. Thus the indomitable Victorian sets about bringing order to chaos and herself close to danger. How Amelia triumphs over evil and those who would stand between her and her beloved antiquities makes for a delightfully spirited adventure.

The Mummy Case

Radcliffe Emerson, the irascible husband of fellow archaeologist Amelia Peabody, has earned the nickname ‘Father of Curses’ and in Mazghunah he demonstrates why. Denied permission to dig at the pyramids of Dahshoor, he and Amelia are resigned to excavating mounds of rubble in the middle of nowhere. But before long Amelia, Emerson, and their precocious son, Ramses, find themselves entangled in The Mummy Case In Cairo, before setting out to the site, Amelia visits an antiquities dealer to inquire about some papyri for her brother in law, Walter. At the dealer’s shop she interrupts a mysterious sounding conversation. And then, even more alarmingly, the dealer attempts to refuse to sell her a scrap of papyrus Ramses discovers in the back room. When the dealer is found dead in his shop just a day later, Amelia becomes convinced that foul play is at hand, a suspicion that is further confirmed when she catches sight of the sinister stranger from the crime scene at her own excavation site. But it takes more than Amelia’s keen instincts to convince Emerson of dastardly deeds. When Ramses’s scrap of papyrus is stolen from their camp, and a neighboring tourist is relieved of an entire mummy, Emerson concedes that they may be facing something more ominous than a simple grave robber. Aided to their dismay by Ramses and his preternaturally intelligent cat, Bastet, Amelia and Emerson turn their detective skills to investigating the neighboring suspects, including a trio of missionaries, a widowed German baroness, and even the head of the Department of Antiquities. But when the Emersons start digging for answers in an ancient tomb, events take a darker and deadlier turn and there may be no surviving the very modern terrors their efforts reveal. Filled with spine tingling suspense, precise archaeological and historical detail, and Amelia Peabody’s trademark witty, wry voice, Elizabeth Peters’s The Mummy Case is a classic installment in the beloved Amelia Peabody series.

Lion in the Valley

The 1895 96 season promises to be an exceptional one for Amelia Peabody, her dashing Egyptologist husband, Radcliffe Emerson, and their precocious some might say rambunctious eight year old son, Ramses. The long denied permission to dig at the pyramids of Dahshoor has finally been granted, and the much coveted burial chamber of the Black Pyramid is now theirs for the exploring.

Before the young family exchanges the relative comfort of Cairo for the more rudimentary quarters near the excavation site, they engage a young Englishman, Donald Fraser, as a tutor and companion for Ramses, and Amelia takes a wayward young woman, Enid Debenham, under her protective wing.

But there is danger and deception in the wind that blows across the hot Egyptian sands. A brazen kidnapping attempt, a gruesome murder, and an expedition subsequently cursed by misfortune and death all serve to alert Amelia to the likely presence of her arch nemesis, the ‘Master Criminal,’ notorious looter of the living and the dead. But it is far more than ill gotten riches that motivate the man known as Sethos. The evil genius has a score to settle with the meddling lady archaeologist who has sworn to deliver him to justice…
and he’s got her dead on in his sights.

Replete with edge of the seat suspense and scrupulous archaeological and historical detail, all delivered in Amelia Peabody’s unique, wry voice, Lion in the Valley is a classic installment in Elizabeth Peters’s beloved mystery adventure series.

The Deeds of the Disturber

Can fear kill? There are those who believe so but Amelia Peabody is skeptical. A respected Egyptologist and amateur sleuth, Amelia has foiled felonious schemes from Victoria’s England to the Middle East. And she doubts that it was a Nineteenth Dynasty mummy’s curse that caused the death of a night watchman in the British Museum. The corpse was found sprawled in the mummy’s shadow, a look of terror frozen on the guard’s face. What or who killed the unfortunate man is a mystery that seems too intriguingly delicious for Amelia to pass up, especially now that she, her dashing archaeologist husband, Emerson, and their precocious son, Ramses, are back on Britain’s shores. But a contemporary curse can be as lethal as one centuries old and the foggy London thoroughfares can be as treacherous as the narrow, twisting alleyways of Cairo after dark when a perpetrator of evil deeds sets his murderous sights on his relentless pursuer…
Amelia Peabody! Can fear kill? There are those who believe so but Amelia Peabody is skeptical. A respected Egyptologist and amateur sleuth, Amelia has foiled felonious schemes from Victoria’s England to the Middle East. And she doubts that it was a Nineteenth Dynasty mummy’s curse that caused the death of a night watchman in the British Museum. The corpse was found sprawled in the mummy’s shadow, a look of terror frozen on the guard’s face. What or who killed the unfortunate man is a mystery that seems too intriguingly delicious for Amelia to pass up, especially now that she, her dashing archaeologist husband, Emerson, and their precocious son, Ramses, are back on Britain’s shores. But a contemporary curse can be as lethal as one centuries old and the foggy London thoroughfares can be as treacherous as the narrow, twisting alleyways of Cairo after dark when a perpetrator of evil deeds sets his murderous sights on his relentless pursuer…
Amelia Peabody!

The Last Camel Died at Noon

The undauntable Amelia Peabody, her irrepressible husband Emerson, and their forbiddingly precocious son Ramses, were pleasantly discussing their next Eqyptian expedition when a rather bulky, white faced young man burst into the drawing room and promptly collapsed at Amelia’s feet. The gentleman who later would prove rather prone to collapsing was one Reginald Forthright, and he came bearing a particularly chilling story. It seems that 14 years before. Forthright’s uncle the famous explorer Willoughby Forth had disappeared into the Nubian desert along with his beautiful child bride, never to return. Now a mysterious letter from an unknown source has convinced Forthright’s disconsolate grandfather that his son and daughter in law are still alive. In spite of Forthright’s protests to the contrary, the senior Willoughby is intent upon persuading the two archaeologists to find them. How Amelia’s eccentric little family are transported from the relative calm of Victorian England to a lost kingdom burled deep in the heart of the Sudan, is a sometimes perilous, sometimes hilarious, always entertaining adventure. ‘If Indiana Jones were female, a wife and mother sho lived in Victorian times, he would be Amelia Peabody Emerson, an archaeologist whose extraordinary adventures are guaranteed entertainment.’ Publishers Weekly

The Snake, the Crocodile and the Dog

A brand new Elizabeth Peters novel is one of the uncompromising pleasures in life. As Peter Theroux in the New York Times Book Review points out, ‘Her wonderfully witty voice and her penchant for history lessons of the Nile both ancient and modern keep her high adventure moving for even the highest brows’. In her previous outing, The Last Camel Died at Noon, Amelia Peabody and her dashing husband, Emerson, discovered a fabulous lost oasis in the Nubian desert. Now, in the seventh mystery in the series, the Emerson Peabodys are traveling up the Nile once again to encounter their most deadly adversary, the Master Criminal, who is back at his sinister best. Amelia Peabody was unabashedly proud of her newest translation, a fragment of the ancient fairytale ‘The Doomed Prince’. Later, she would wonder why no sense of foreboding struck her as she retold the story of the king’s favorite son who had been warned that he would die from the snake, the crocodile, or the dog. Little did she realize, as she and her beloved husband sailed blissfully toward the pyramids of ancient Egypt, that those very beasts and a cat as well would be part of a deadly plot. The expedition began so happily…
. Leaving their delightful, but catastrophically precocious, son, Ramses, back in England, Amelia hoped this romantic trip might rejuvenate her thirteen year old marriage and bring back the thrills that she feared were fading. She and her dear Emerson were returning to the remote desert site where they had first fallen in love, Amarna, the holy city of Akhenaton and his beautiful queen, Nefertiti. But their return would threaten not only their marriage, but their very lives with perils as chilling as a mummy’scurse. An old enemy was determined to learn Amelia and Emerson’s most closely guarded secret: the location of a legendary long lost oasis and a race of people bedecked in gold. So cunning was his scheme that Amelia might overlook until it was too late the truth about

The Hippopotamus Pool

A masked stranger offers to reveal an Egyptian queen’s lost tomb…
and Amelia Peabody and her irascible archeologist husband, Radcliffe Emerson, are intrigued, to say the least. When the guide mysteriously disappears before he tells his secret, the husband and wife team sail to Thebes to follow his trail, helped and hampered by their teenage son, Ramses, and beautiful ward, Nefret. But before the sands of time shift very far, all will be risking their lives foiling murderers, kidnappers, grave robbers, and ancient curses. And The Hippopotamus Pool? It’s a legend of war and wits that Amelia is translating, one that alerts her to a hippo of a different type a nefarious, overweight art dealer who may become her next archenemy!

Seeing a Large Cat

Best selling mystery author Elizabeth Peters has captured the hearts of thousands of readers with her spunky Victorian Egyptologist, Amelia Peabody Emerson. In Seeing a Large Cat, Amelia must ensnare a modern day killer, a bogus spiritualist, and a predatory debutante in the awesome Valley of the Kings. Someone is sending ominous messages: Stay away from tomb Twenty A! Intrigued, parasol wielding Amelia wont rest until she finds the forbidden burial site. But when the excavation yields an unusual mummy, she suddenly must protect both her family and the macabre discovery. Her Ph.D. in Egyptology enables Elizabeth Peters to portray a lavishly detailed turn of the century Egypt in her lively tale of crisp wit and shivery suspense. The spirited cast including Amelia, her eccentric family, and an array of international characters bursts into life with Barbara Rosenblats brilliant narration

The Ape Who Guards the Balance

All hail the jubilant return of the redoubtable Amelia Peabody! Together with her sexy yet irascible archaeologist husband, Radcliffe Emerson; their handsome but wily heir, Ramses; Ramses’ inscrutably elegant friend David; and the elder Emerson’s ward: beautiful, trouble seeking Nefret Forth Edwardian Egypt may never be the same. The tenth in an award winning series, here is splendid entertainment as dazzling as it is daring from the hand of a respected Egyptologist. In the words of The Philadelphia Inquirer, ‘Amelia has really pitched her tent in our hearts.’ The prospects for the 1907 archaeological season in Egypt seem fairly dull to Amelia Peabody. Despite her adored husband’s brilliant reputation in his field, his dashing yet less than diplomatic behavior has Professor Radcliffe Emerson ignominiously demoted to examining only the most boring tombs in the Valley of the Kings mere leftovers, really. All the Peabody Emersons profess stiff upper lips and intend to make the best of a bad situation, but this year the legendary land of the pharaohs will yield more than priceless artifacts for the Emerson expedition. For the desert guards even deeper mysteries that are wrapped in greed and sealed by murder. In a seedy section of Cairo, the youngest members of the expedition purchase a mint condition papyrus of the famed Book of the Dead, the collection of magical spells and prayers designed to ward off the perils of the underworld and lead the deceased into everlasting life. But for as long as there have been graves, there have also been grave robbers as well as those who believe tomb violators risk the wrath of gods like Thoth, the little baboon who protects the scales used to weigh such precious commodities as hearts and souls. Besides facing the ire of ancient deities, their adventure into antiquity also puts Amelia and company in the sights of Sethos, the charismatically compelling but elusive Master Criminal whose bold villainies have def

The Falcon at the Portal

As the 1911 archaeological season begins, Amelia and famille have arrived in Egypt for their annual excavation. While the reappearance of Ramses’ dreadful cousin Percy is to be lamented, the marriage of his best friend David to Amelia’s niece Lia is a source of joy for everyone. But the bride has barely walked down the aisle before trouble begins stalking the family. First, David is accused of selling ancient Egyptian artifacts that are actually hight priced, almost undetectable fakes. Then, though this year’s site appears ordinary ebough dull, really some deadly surprises await the professional touch of Professor Radcliffe Emerson, the Father of Curses, holder of innumberable honorary degrees, scourge of the underworld, and the greatest Egyptologist of this or any other age. But even as Amelia and company endeavor to clear David’s name and expose the real culprit, worse crimes and surfacing. the first is the body of an American at the bottom of the Emersons’ excavation shaft. Then, as accusations of drug dealing and moral misconduct start flying, the appearance of a small child of mysterious antecendents sparks a crisis that threatens to tear the Emerson family apart. Meanwhile, as Amelia brings her brilliant powers of deduction to bear on all of this, someone is shooting bullets at her and coming awfully close. As the tension mounts and accidents increase at the site, it becomes clear that the Land of the Pharoahs harbors more secrets than any tomb can hide. If Amelia doesn’t expose a dangerous gallery of killers quickly, she may find herself the next candidate for burial. Guaranteed to win new fans and thrill existing ones, this latest tale in th brilliant and award winning Amelia Peabody series is ample demonstration of the style, wit and ingenuity that have made Elizabeth Peters one of the best loved mystery authors of our time. As the 1911 archaeological season begins, Amelia and famille have arrived in Egypt for their annual excavation. While the reappearance of Ramses’ dreadful cousin Percy is to be lamented, the marriage of his best friend David to Amelia’s niece Lia is a source of joy for everyone. But the bride has barely walked down the aisle before trouble begins stalking the family. First, David is accused of selling ancient Egyptian artifacts that are actually hight priced, almost undetectable fakes. Then, though this year’s site appears ordinary ebough dull, really some deadly surprises await the professional touch of Professor Radcliffe Emerson, the Father of Curses, holder of innumberable honorary degrees, scourge of the underworld, and the greatest Egyptologist of this or any other age. But even as Amelia and company endeavor to clear David’s name and expose the real culprit, worse crimes and surfacing. the first is the body of an American at the bottom of the Emersons’ excavation shaft. Then, as accusations of drug dealing and moral misconduct start flying, the appearance of a small child of mysterious antecendents sparks a crisis that threatens to tear the Emerson family apart. Meanwhile, as Amelia brings her brilliant powers of deduction to bear on all of this, someone is shooting bullets at her and coming awfully close. As the tension mounts and accidents increase at the site, it becomes clear that the Land of the Pharoahs harbors more secrets than any tomb can hide. If Amelia doesn’t expose a dangerous gallery of killers quickly, she may find herself the next candidate for burial. Guaranteed to win new fans and thrill existing ones, this latest tale in th brilliant and award winning Amelia Peabody series is ample demonstration of the style, wit and ingenuity that have made Elizabeth Peters one of the best loved mystery authors of our time.

He Shall Thunder in the Sky

Trouble is brewing in Egypt at the close of 1914 and no one will escape the fury of the tempest to come. With the world around them at war, Amelia Peabody and her husband Radcliffe Emerson have returned to Cairo for another season of archaeological excavation despite the increasing danger of an attack on the Suez Canal and on Egypt itself.

A terrible conflict looms. A long simmering love affair is resolved. A dastardly plot twists like a serpent writhing in the desert sun. There is no escaping the onrushing hurricane that now threatens the Emersons and their world so Amelia plunges right into it.

Lord of the Silent

Undeterred by world war and enemy submarines, Amelia Peabody Grandmaster Elizabeth Peters’s indomitable archaeologist sleuth once again sets sail for Egypt, where ghosts of an ancient past and specters of a present day evil hover silently over an inscrutable land. With son Ramses, his wife, Nefret, and a few unwelcome additions in tow, the elder Peabody Emersons embark on a dangerous sea voyage to Alexandria, ultimately ending up in Cairo for their annual excavations. But in this autumn of 1915 the exotic, alluring city is not what it used to be. Cairo has been transformed into an armed camp teeming with enemy agents, and shockingly bold tomb robbers are brazenly desecrating the ancient sites. Amelia’s foremost priority is to prevent the War Office from pressing Ramses into service again, on the same sort of job that almost cost him his life the previous year. But in these terrible days of global conflict and relentless skullduggery, no place in Egypt is safe. Even remote Luxor provides no guarantee of safety, especially after Amelia discovers a fresh corpse resting in an ancient tomb. The grim discovery presages further trouble for the Emersons, as the sinister conundrum pulls them all into a bubbling morass of corruption, intrigue, and international espionage deeper and more fiendish than any they have hitherto encountered. Death follows death, with abduction and an assault on Amelia herself intensifying the chaos of a world at war. Yet there is an even darker danger in store for the Emersons. Can it be that one of Amelia’s oldest and most dangerous adversaries will intervene to alter the family’s destiny? Tantalizing clues suggest that this may be so and point toward an archaeological discovery of unparalleled importance and the resurrection of a voice that has been silent for millennia. Read by Barbara Rosenblat

The Golden One

A new year, 1917, is dawning, and the Great War that ravages the world shows no sign of abating. Answering the siren call of Egypt once more, Amelia Peabody and her family arrive at their home in Luxor to learn of a new royal tomb ransacked by thieves. Soon an even more disturbing outrage concerns the intrepid clan of archaeologists: the freshly and savagely slain corpse of a thief defiling the ancient burial site. Yet this is nothing compared with the lethal fate that threatens Ramses. Besieged by the British and defended by formidable Turkish and German forces, the fortified seaport of Gaza guards the gateway to the Holy Land. Answering a call he cannot refuse from British military intelligence, Ramses must journey to this ancient, fabled city to undertake a mission as personal as it is perilous. Death will surely be his lot if he is caught or exposed. Meanwhile, Ramses’s wife, Nefret, guards a secret of her own…
. Once again the incomparable and bestselling carries us to a breathtaking realm of ancient wonders and crumbling splendor from the hectic bustle of the Cairo markets to remote, sand swept corners of the Egyptian desert where the gods of antiquity sleep. Returning visitors to the world of Amelia Peabody will be enthralled by the latest mesmerizing adventure from the award winning grandmaster, and newcomers will succumb to her wiles as they are caught up in the tantalizing spell of the remarkable Elizabeth Peters and The Golden One.

Children of the Storm

Return once again with New York Times bestselling Grand Master Elizabeth Peters to a remarkable land of mystery, deception, and danger, where murderous intrigues swirl in the desert wind…
. The Great War has ended at last. No longer must archaeologist Amelia Peabody and her husband, Emerson, the distinguished Egyptologist, fear for the life of their daring son, Ramses, now free from his dangerous wartime obligations to British Intelligence. The advent of a season of joy and peace marks a time of new beginnings in Luxor, with delightful additions to the growing Emerson family and fascinating wonders waiting to be discovered beneath the shifting Egyptian sands. But in the aftermath of conflict, evil still casts a cold shadow over this violence scarred land. The theft of valuable antiquities from the home of a friend causes great concern in the Emerson household. Ramses’s strange encounter with a woman costumed in the veil and gold crown of a goddess only deepens the mystery. And the brutal death of the suspected thief washes the unsettling affair in blood. Amelia’s investigation sets her on a terrifying collision course with an adversary more fiendish and formidable than any she has ever encountered. And in her zeal to make things right, the indomitable Amelia may be feeding the flames of a devastating firestorm that threatens the fragile lives of the tender and the innocent.

Guardian of the Horizon

A lost journal of Amelia Peabody has been miraculously recovered: a chronicle from one of the ‘missing years’ 1907 1908 shedding light on an already exceptional career…
and an unexpected terror. Ousted from their most recent archaeological dig and banned forever from the Valley of the Kings, the Emersons are spending a quiet summer at home in Kent, England, when a mysterious messenger arrives. Claiming to be the teenage brother of their dear friend Tarek, he brings troubling news of a strange malady that has struck down Tarek’s heir and conveys his brother’s urgent need for help only the Emersons can provide. The family sets off in secret for the mountain fortress from which they narrowly escaped ten years before. The Emersons are unaware that deception and treachery are leading them onward into a nest of vipers where a dreadful fate may await. For young Ramses, forced to keep his growing love for the beautiful Nefret secret, temptation along the way may prove his ultimate undoing. And a dark past and grim obligation has ensnared Nefret once again, as she is helpless to save those she loves most from the prison of the Lost Oasis. Rich with suspense, surprises, unforgettable characters, and the intoxicating atmosphere that has earned her the coveted title of Grand Master two times over, the remarkable Elizabeth Peters proves once again that, in the world of historical adventure fiction, she is truly without peer.

The Serpent on the Crown

New York Times bestselling master of suspense, Elizabeth Peters, brings an exotic world of adventure, intrigue, and danger to vivid life, in a tale as powerful as ancient Egypt.

The Emersons have returned to the Valley of the Kings in 1922 and Amelia Peabody and her family look forward to delving once more into the age-old mysteries buried in Egypt’s ever-shifting sands. But a widow’s strange story — and even stranger request — is about to plunge them into a storm of secrets, treachery, and murder.

The woman, a well-known author, has come bearing an ill-gotten treasure — a golden likeness of a forgotten king — which she claims is cursed. She insists it has taken the life of her husband and unless it is returned to the tomb from which it was stolen, more people will die.

Amelia and her clan resolve to uncover the secrets of the statue’s origins, setting off on a trail that twists and turns in directions they never anticipated — and, perhaps, toward an old nemesis with unscrupulous new designs. But each step toward the truth seems to reveal another peril, suggesting to the intrepid Amelia that the curse is more than mere superstition. And its next victim might well be a beloved family member…
or Amelia Peabody herself.

A novel filled with riveting suspense, pulse-pounding action, and the vibrant life of a fascinating place and time, The Serpent on the Crown is the jewel in the crown of a grand master, the remarkable Elizabeth Peters.

Performed by Barbara Rosenblat

Tomb of the Golden Bird

In New York Times bestselling author Elizabeth Peters’s eagerly anticipated Amelia Peabody adventure, the Emerson clan is a hairsbreadth away from unearthing the legendary site they’ve been searching for. But a sinister plot and a dark family secret stand in the way of their ultimate ambition and threaten to change things forever…
. Convinced that the tomb of the little known king Tutankhamon lies somewhere in the Valley of the Kings, Egyptologist Radcliffe Emerson and his wife, Amelia Peabody, seem to have hit a wall. Emerson has tried desperately to persuade Lord Carnarvon and Howard Carter to relinquish their digging rights. But Emerson’s trickery has backfired, and his insistent interest in the site has made his rivals all the more determined to keep the Emerson clan away. The family returns to Luxor and watches from the sidelines as Carter and Carnarvon ‘discover’ King Tut’s tomb. But before their own excavation can get underway, Emerson and his son, Ramses, find themselves lured into a trap by a strange group of villains demanding ‘Where is he?’ The Emersons embark on a quest to uncover who ‘he’ is and why ‘he’ must be found, only to discover the answer is uncomfortably close to home. Now Amelia must find a way to protect her family and perhaps even her would be nemesis from the forces that will stop at nothing to succeed in the nefarious plot that threatens the peace of the entire region. Filled with heart stopping suspense, and Amelia Peabody’s trademark wit and wisdom, Tomb of the Golden Bird is the latest thrilling installment from the beloved ‘Grand Dame of historical mystery’ Washington Post.

A River in the Sky

New York Times bestselling author Elizabeth Peters brings back beloved Egyptologist and amateur sleuth Amelia Peabody in an exciting tale set amid the ancient temples and simmering religious tensions of Palestine on the eve of World War I…
. August 1910. Banned from the Valley of the Kings by the Antiquities Service, Amelia Peabody and her husband, Emerson, are relaxing at home in Kent, enjoying the tranquil beauty of summer. But adventure soon beckons when they are persuaded to follow would be archaeologist Major George Morley on an expedition to Palestine, a province of the crumbling, corrupt Ottoman Empire and the Holy Land of three religions. Searching for the vanished treasures of the Temple in Jerusalem, Morley is determined to unearth the legendary Ark of the Covenant. The skeptical Emerson wants no part of the scheme until a request from the War Office and Buckingham Palace persuades him to reconsider. The Germans are increasing their influence in Palestine and British intelligence insists that Morley is an agent of the Kaiser, sent to stir up trouble in this politically volatile land. Emerson can’t believe that the seemingly inept Morley is a German spy, but could he be mistaken? Determined to prevent a catastrophically unprofessional excavation that could destroy priceless historical finds as well as cause an armed protest by infuriated Christians, Jews, and Muslims who view the Temple Mount, also known as the Dome of the Rock, as sacred, Amelia, Emerson, and company head to Palestine. Though it is not to her beloved Egypt, the trip to Jerusalem will also reunite her with her handsome and headstrong son, Ramses, working on a dig at Samaria, north of the holy city. Before Ramses can meet his parents, however, he is distracted by an unusual party of travelers who have arrived in Samaria, including a German woman archaeologist and a mysterious man of unknown nationality and past. Unfortunately, Ramses’s insatiable curiosity and his knack for trouble lead him to a startling discovery: information he must pass on to his parents in Jerusalem if he can get there alive. Once again the Peabody Emerson clan must use all their skills and wiles to find the truth, prevent a bloody holy war, and save their son from the clutches of a nefarious enemy in this wonderfully engaging tale chock full of thrills, mystery, and daring from the inimitable Elizabeth Peters.

Someone in the House

An English Gothic mansion, transported stone by stone to the isolated Pennsylvania hills, Grayhaven Manor calls to Anne and Kevin. Here is the ideal summer retreat a perfect location from which to write the book they have long planned together. But there are distractions in the halls and shadows of the looming architectural wonder luring them from their work for they are not alone. Something lives on here from Grayhaven’s shocking past something beautiful, powerful, and eerily seductive unlocking the doors of human desire, of fear…
and unearthly passion.

Black Rainbow

Megan O’Neill sees it hanging in the sky above the towers of Grayhaven Manor a beautiful yet sinister Black Rainbow, a warning to the estate’s new governess to stay away. Yet the warmth and kindness of the Mandeville family banish her fears and her hypnotic obsession for her handsome, mysterious new employer blinds her to the darkness within. But desire always has its price. And the shocking secrets enclosed in Grayhaven’s walls threaten to pull Megan into the terrifying shadows, never to emerge again.

The Master of Blacktower (As: Barbara Michaels)

Damaris Gordon shuddered at the thought of working for the cruel and bitter Master of Blacktower but her father’s death left her no choice. Suddenly her fate her life itself was in the black silk gloved hands of Gavin Hamilton, a man scarred and tortured by an unspoken past, whose mocking laughter echoes through his ancient Scottish estate. Damaris has heard the whispers that accuse Gavin Hamilton of his wife’s death and his young daughter’s crippling injury. But the pain and sadness barely hidden behind his blazing dark stare touch Damaris deeply and a courageous heart is luring her to the estate’s topmost tower in search of his dangerous secrets.

Sons of the Wolf (As: Barbara Michaels)

Ada and Harriet don’t know what to expect when they meet their new guardian, Mr. Wolfson. Here is a strangely magnetic, darkly amusing man confined to a wheelchair and flanked by a pair of fierce, dangerous dogs an enigmatic benefactor, at once welcoming and intimidating. Even more unsettling to the girls are Wolfson’s two sons, Julian and Francis. One of them is warm and good natured, the other is pure malevolence. But young Harriet is about to discover a frightening truth: that evil runs rampant throughout their mysterious new home, Abbey Manor, and the surrounding moors especially when the moon comes out…

The Jackal’s Head

Althea Tomlinson says she has returned to Egypt to see the sights, and to chaperon a spoiled teenager through this strange and breathtaking desert land. The truth is more complex…
and dangerous. Ten years ago, something here brought about her father’s ruin and subsequent death and Althea intends to clear her disgraced parent’s name and lay a dark past finally to rest. But there are some mysteries best left buried in the shifting sands. And a devoted daughter’s search for answers is stirring up forgotten memories almost too painful to endure, and propelling her onward toward ancient tombs, legendary treasures, miraculous discoveries…
and ever closer to her own probable doom.

The Camelot Caper

The Lethal Stuff of Legends For Jessica Tregarth, an unexpected invitation to visit her grandfather in England is a wonderful surprise an opportunity to open doors to a family past that have always been closed to her. But sinister acts greet her arrival. A stranger tries to steal her luggage and later accosts her in Salisbury Cathedral. Mysterious villains pursue her through Cornwall, their motive and intentions unknown. Jessica’s only clue is an antique heirloom she possesses, an ancient ring that bears the Tregarth family crest. And her only ally is handsome gothic novelist David Randall her self proclaimed protector who appears from seemingly out of nowhere to help her in her desperate attempt to solve a five hundred year old, puzzle. For something from out of the cloudy mists of Arthurian lore has come back to plague a frightened American abroad. And a remarkable truth about a fabled king and a medieval treasure could ultimately make Jess Tregarth very rich…
or very dead.

Prince of Darkness (As: Barbara Michaels)

A stranger has come to Middleburg, Maryland, a visitor from abroad with a mysterious purpose. But this quaint, affluent community has dark secrets of its own. And when the interloper, Peter Stewart, becomes involved with the bewitching, seductive ward of noted local author Kate More, the townfolk fear the chilling past they are hiding will no longer be safe. For Middleburg has a colonial history of malevolent sorceries and obscene sacrifice. And when the terrible pot is stirred, murder may be the least of the evils to emerge from the unholy brew.

The Dead Sea Cipher

It was the start of a grand adventure in a land of antiquity, a rare opportunity to visit biblical places shrouded in mystery. But in a Jerusalem hotel room a world away from everything she knows, Dinah van der Lyn hears angry voices through the wall, followed by a crash and a brief cry in English…
for help! The brutal shattering of an evening’s stillness becomes a prelude to terror. Without warning, Dinah has been unwittingly pulled into something unholy transpiring in a sacred city, and she must find answers hidden in the shadows. And she must trust an enigmatic stranger as she races through ancient, twisting streets teeming with secrets and peril, a man who may be leading her to safety…
or to her doom.

The Dark on the Other Side (As: Barbara Michaels)

The house talked; Linda Randolph could hear it. The objects in it talked, too, but the house’s voice was loudest. Linda was afraid that, as her husband suggested, she was losing her mind. Either that, or her husband was involved with dark, brutal forces beyond the limits of human sanity. Reissue.

The Night of Four Hundred Rabbits

An unexpected ‘gift’ has arrived for Carol Farley this Christmas: an envelope bearing a newspaper clipping and no return address. There, blurred but unmistakable, is a photo of a man missing for years and feared dead Carol’s father. It is a siren calling her to a world she has never known, to a place of ancient majesty and blood chilling terror. Now, surrounded by towering pyramids on Mexico City’s Walk of the Dead, a frightened yet resolute young woman searches for a perilous truth and for the beloved parent she thought was gone forever. But there are dark secrets lurking in the shadows of antiquity, a conspiracy she never imagined…
and enemies who are determined that Carol Farley will not leave Mexico alive.

The Crying Child (As: Barbara Michaels)

Joanne McMullen’s fears for her sister’s sanity have brought her to remote King’s Island, Maine. Mary’s grief over the loss of her child is threatening to send her over the edge and her insistence that she has heard an eerie, childlike wailing in the woods fuels Joanne’s anxiety. And now Mary’s taken to disappearing at midnight in search of the source of the heartrending moans. But it’s not just her sister’s encroaching madness that is chilling Joanne’s blood it’s her own. Because suddenly, impossibly, she also hears the crying child.

Greygallows (As: Barbara Michaels)

Lucy Cartwright placed her life and future into the hands of the dashing Baron Clare, despite the rumors of his dark, unsavory past. Trusting his kind words and gentle manner, she agreed to be his wife and followed the enigmatic lord to Greygallows, his sprawling country estate. But mystery, deception, betrayal, and danger surround the magnificent manor a ghostly secret charges the atmosphere and terror reigns in its shadowed hallways. Lucy entered Greygallows willingly…
and now she may never leave.

Witch (As: Barbara Michaels)

For Ellen March, the secluded old house nestled in the pine woods is more than the dream home she’s long been searching for. It’s an escape, a chance to start over, to forget the pain of her failed marriage and enjoy the restful pace of small town living. Here, too, is a golden opportunity to get to know Norman McKay, her handsome and worldly new neighbor. But after dark in Ellen’s ‘perfect’ house, strange visions invade her restless mind: silent strangers moving through the twilight shadows, the ghostly figure of a woman and a spectral white cat. Ellen came here hoping to bury the past, but something terrifying has taken its place. Her safe haven has become her prison…
and there is no escape.

House of Many Shadows (As: Barbara Michaels)

Meg Rittenhouse fears she is losing her mind. The doctors tell her the strange and disturbing hallucinations she’s been experiencing ever since her accident are all in her head, and that, with a little rest, the haunting visions will vanish. But accepting an invitation to stay with her cousin in the country may be the worst decision Meg has ever made. Here, in a remote old house miles from anywhere, the terrible sights and sounds have gotten even worse. Suddenly eerie black shapes dance in the shadows mocking Meg, haunting her…
threatening her. And the presence of kind, considerate Andy Brenner, the caretaker, both reassures her and terrifies her because Andy also sees these dark specters…

The Sea King’s Daughter (As: Barbara Michaels)

Since Sandy Frederick first set foot on the volcanic Greek isle of Thera, this breathtaking place of ancient myth and mystery has haunted her dreams. Joining her estranged, obsessed father on a dive to find astonishing secrets from the ocean’s floor, she cannot shake the feeling that she was meant to be here; that some ancient, inscrutable power is calling to her. But there are others who have been eagerly waiting for her arrival to drag her into a tangled and terrifying web of secrets, dark superstition, betrayal, blood, and death. And suddenly Sandy’s heritage and her destiny could be her doom.

Patriot’s Dream (As: Barbara Michaels)

Jan Wilde’s much needed vacation in Williamsburg, Virginia, is anything but restful. Here in this historic restored colonial village, her sleep is invaded by strangers from two centuries in the past. They seem so close, so real and when Jan awakens in the morning, their lives and loves and the secret they share shadow her very existence. The only way Jan can ever be free is to seek the truth…
in her dreams.

Legend in Green Velvet

Scotland is Susan’s passion and obsession and the opportunity to join a Highland dig is a dream come true for the young archaeology student. But then a sinister stranger slips Susan a cryptic message in ancient verse and is later found viciously slain. A mysterious peril has unexpectedly emerged from the mists to haunt Susan, sending her running for her life in the company of handsome, unconventional laird Jamie Erskine. For she has an unseen enemy hiding in the shadows someone who is going to great lengths to frame her for murder…
and to bury Susan, if necessary, in this land she loves.

Devil May Care

Ellie is young, rich, engaged and in love. These are the carefree days before marriage and new responsibility, and anything goes including house sitting at eccentric Aunt Kate’s palatial estate in Burton, Virginia. Ellie feels right at home here with the nearly invisible housekeepers and the plethora of pets, but she soon realizes that there are disturbing secrets about the local aristocracy buried in a dusty old book she has carried into the mansion. And her sudden interest in the past is attracting a slew of unwelcome guests some of them living and some, perhaps not. And the terrible vegeance that Ellie and her friends seem to have aroused now aimed at them surely cannot be…
satanic.

Wings of the Falcon (As: Barbara Michaels)

The death of her English father left Francesca alone and unprotected, with nowhere to turn but to the noble Italian family of her late mother. Adrift in a strange land, surrounded by cold and suspicious relatives who had disowned her mother on her wedding day, Francesca is determined to make the best of a bad situation. But nothing could have prepared her for the nest of dark secrets and oppressive cruelty she has been cast into. And her fate now rests in the hands of a mysterious horseman known as the Falcon, whose appearance will speed her salvation…
or hasten her doom.

Wait for What Will Come (As: Barbara Michaels)

The last of an ancient Cornish clan, Carla Tregellas has inherited her historic ancestral home: a massive mansion looming high up on the jagged cliffs of Cornwall. From the moment Carla takes possession of the grand manor she feels right at home, warmly welcomed by everyone except the strange and secretive housekeeper, Mrs. Pendennis, who warns the new owner of the tragic, inevitable fate that will surely befall her if she does not depart at once. But Carla cannot leave, for the unseen bonds of a dark family curse are beginning to tighten…
and a demon lover waits.

Summer of the Dragon

A good salary and an all expenses paid summer spent a sprawling Arizona ranch is too good a deal for fledgling anthropologist D.J. Abbott to turn down. What does it matter that her rich new employer/benefactor, Hank Hunnicutt, is a certified oddball who is presently funding all manner of off beat projects, from alien conspiracy studies to a hunt for dragon bones? There’s even talk of treasure buried in the nearby mountains, but D.J. isn’t going to allow loose speculation or the considerable charms of handsome professional treasure hunter Jesse Franklin to sidetrack her. Until Hunnicutt suffers a mysterious accident and then vanishes, leaving the weirdos gathered at his spread to eye each other with frightened suspicion. But on a high desert search for the missing millionaire, D.J. is learning things that may not be healthy for her to know. For the game someone is playing here goes far beyond the rational universe and it could leave D.J. legitimately dead.

The Walker in Shadows (As: Barbara Michaels)

The house next door to Pat Robbins eerily identical to the home Pat shares with her college aged son, Mark has been empty for years, the darkness within seeming to warn all to stay away. Now new tenants are moving in: affable Josef Friedrichs and his lovely daughter, Kathy, who has stolen Mark’s heart on first glance. But something is not right something old and secret lurking in the shadows that fresh paint and new furnishings cannot mask or exorcise. There is evil alive in the heart of the house next door and it means to feed on the fears of two families…
and drag Kathy Friedrichs with it into peril.

The Love Talker

Laurie has finally returned to Idlewood, the beloved family home deep in the Maryland woods where she found comfort and peace as a lonely young girl. But things are very different now. There is no peace in Idlewood. The haunting sound of a distant piping breaks the stillness of a snowy winter’s evening. Seemingly random events have begun to take on a sinister shape. And dotty old Great Aunt Lizzie is convinced that there are fairies about and she has photographs to prove it. For Laurie, one fact is becoming disturbingly clear: there is definitely something out there in the woods something fiendishly, cunningly, malevolently human and the lives of her aging loved ones, as well as Laurie’s own, are suddenly at serious risk.

The Wizard’s Daughter (As: Barbara Michaels)

A penniless yet strikingly beautiful orphan, Marianne Ransom’s indomitable spirit has enabled her to survive a cruel life on the backstreets of Victorian London. But it is her gift of second sight that carries her into the world of money and privilege a power brought on by a strange twist of fate. In the opulent home of a wealthy duchess, Marianne is being called upon to summon her late father a noted mystic from the grave. But Marianne’s exceptional abilities have become a perilous trap. And suddenly knowing too much could prove fatal.

The Copenhagen Connection

A strange twist of fate brings Elizabeth Jones face to face with her idol, the brilliant, eccentric historian Margaret Rosenberg, at the Copenhagen Airport. An even stranger accident makes Elizabeth the esteemed scholar’s new private assistant. But luck can go from good to bad in an instant and less than twenty four hours later, the great lady is kidnapped by persons unknown. Suddenly desperate in a foreign land, Elizabeth must cast her lot with Rosenberg’s handsome, insufferable son Christian in hopes of finding her vanished benefactor. On a trail that leads from modern wonders to ancient mystery, a determined young woman and an arrogant ‘prince’ must uncover shocking secrets carefully guarded in the beautiful Danish city. And they must survive a mysterious affair that is turning darker and deadlier by the hour.

Here I Stay (As: Barbara Michaels)

Andrea Torgesen is certain that hard work is exactly what her younger brother Jim needs to help him recover from the trauma of a serious car accident and turning a decrepit old mansion into a beautiful country inn seems to be the perfect project. But unearthly voices and eerie visions haunt Jim from almost the first instant he sets foot in the dreary old house. And his strange obsession with a long neglected graveyard is most troubling to his concerned sibling. There is evil in this place where the unthinkable is possible a terrifying force that Andrea and Jim must confront…
or forfeit their lives.

The Grey Beginning (As:Barbara Michaels)

Along with the truth came danger. Hoping that a trip to her late husband’s childhood home will help her come to terms with his recent death, Kathy Malone travels to the rolling hills of Tuscany. But there, instead of solace, Kathy finds a lonely boy named Pietro, uncanny hints about her late husband, and the stately Contessa Morandini, whose chilly reception warms only when she mistakenly assumes Kathy is pregnant with the next heir of the Morandini line. Despite or perhaps because of the Contessa’s efforts to keep Kathy and Pietro apart, Kathy befriends the young boy. Their games lead her through the villa’s maze of dark hallways, where she begins to discover hints of a startling truth. As the pieces of a sinister and murderous plan fall into place, Kathy realizes she has stumbled onto a dangerous obsession…
one that was meant to stay hidden forever.

Be Buried in the Rain (As: Barbara Michaels)

The Past Holds Terrors…
There are secrets buried at Maidenwood dark secrets that span generations. Medical student Julie Newcomb, who once spent four miserable childhood years at this rundown Virginia plantation, would rather not resurrect ancient memories, or face her own fears. That Can’t Be Forgotten Yet Julie cannot refuse her relatives’ plea that she spend her summer caring for the bedridden but still malevolent family patriarch. Reluctantly, Julie agrees, praying that life at Maidenwood will not be as bleak as before. From the first, though, Julie finds Maidenwood a haunted place, not merely echoing with grim reminders, but filled with dark secrets that will become part of her life even today.

Search the Shadows (As: Barbara Michaels)

Haskell Maloney was cruelly orphaned when she was just a baby. Now, twenty two years later, she receives confirmation of the bitter truth she always suspected: the fallen war hero whose name she shares was not her father. Her quest for answers and a personal history brings Haskell to the famed Oriental Institute in Chicago, a city in which her mother lived and thrived before her strange, untimely death. But by rummaging around in the darkness, Haskell’s exposing much more than she bargained for. And now she’s racing against the clock to discover who she really is…
and why someone is suddenly determined to kill her.

Smoke and Mirrors (As: Barbara Michaels)

Joining the campaign of a charismatic congresswoman, young Erin Hartsock arrives in Washinton, D.C., filled with idealism and ambition. But her enthusiasm dissolves into terror when the campaign takes a malevolent turn. Someone…
something…
has begun threatening Erin and her colleagues. First come the strange fires, then a seemingly accidental death. As the election nears, Erin fears that she just may be a murderer’s next candidate.

Into the Darkness (As: Barbara Michaels)

Meg Venturi never expected the windfall she inherits when her grandfather dies. For some unknown reason the eccentric old millionaire has left her his profitable antique jewelry business. But there is a catch. Meg must share the business with an aloof, mysterious, and somewhat sinister young man called A. L. Riley. The town is whispering about her enigmatic new partner. Rumors spread about unspoken secrets, a dark and disturbing legacy…
and murder. Soon a series of troubling events has Meg looking uncomfortably over her shoulder. The longer she stays in this tiny New England village the clearer two very troubling truths become: that all that glitters is definitely not gold…
and that someone will stop at nothing to drive her away.

Vanish with the Rose (As: Barbara Michaels)

Fearing for the safety of her missing brother, lawyer Diana Reed will do anything to get to the truth. Taking a job as a landscape architect at the last place Brad was seen the sprawling estate where he worked as a caretaker she prowls the strange old house determined to unlock its secrets. But each mystery Diana uncovers is more unsettling than the last, as odd visions, scents, and sounds pervade an atmosphere of dread and barely suppressed violence. And in her zealous search for answers, she may have inadvertently opened a door to something frightening and deadly that can never be closed again.

Houses of Stone (As: Barbara Michaels)

It is a find of inestimable value for Karen Holloway. The battered manuscript she holds in her hand written in the nineteenth century and bearing the mysterious attribution ‘Ismene’ could prove a boon to the eager young English professor’s career. But Karen’s search for the author’s true identity is carrying her into the gray shadows of the past, to places fraught with danger and terror. For the deeper she delves into Ismene’s strange tale of gothic horror, the more she is haunted by the suspicion that the long dead author was writing the truth…
and that even now she is guiding Karen’s investigation, leading her to terrible secrets hidden behind the cold walls of houses of stone.

The Dancing Floor (As: Barbara Michaels)

For years, Heather Tradescant had dreamed of the journey she and her father would take to England a pilgrimage to the great gardens of history. Now that her father is dead, Heather is determined to fulfill his dreams. Unfortunately, her request to see the fabled 17th century garden of Troytan House is denied by the owner. Though unwelcome, she braves the walls of briars and reaches the Victorian manor house beyond. She senses a strange mission of evil lurking, tainting the manor’s peaceful beauty. Only then does Heather begin to wonder whether it is only stories of long vanished witchcraft that haunt Troytan House or whether there is some more modern horror, hearer at hand, and far, far more dangerous. Continuing in the classic tradition she established with such acclaimed novels of suspense as Stitches in Time, Vanish with the Rose, and House of Stone, New York Times bestselling author Barbara Michaels has penned a chilling tale that will keep you reading until the last page.

Other Worlds (As: Barbara Michaels)

One foggy evening, the most famous crime specialists in the world meet in an exclusive club, their minds on mystery. On the agenda, two tantalizing, unsolved cases of ghostly terror. New York Times bestselling author and unsurpassed mater of suspense Barbara Michaels delivers a fireside page turner in the grand tradition with her latest book, Other Worlds. The smoky room glows with a mix of cigars, brandy, and genius. Those present include Harry Houdini, king of illusion; Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, father of the modern detective novel; Dr. Nandor Fodor, a psychoanalyst of international acclaim; and an elegant writer who can rival them all with her sleuthing talent. These maters of mystery put their minds to a pair of gripping storiesof families beset by poltergeistly pranks and bewitched by inexplicable horrors. Gripping puzzles, yes, but the terror is all too vicious and all too real. In the hallows of Tennessee, a family is threatened by a dire spirit whose predictions of despair and death come frighteningly true. In a small Connecticut town, a newly married widow and her children move into her second husband’s home to find their lives possessed by an unimaginable demon. For the gathering at the club, a brilliant battle of wits is at hand. Were these villains phantoms from beyond or evildoers of flesh and blood? Each expert has a theory. Which of them is correct? Whether writing as Barbara Michaels or Elizabeth Peters, this author is a master chef crafting richly atmospheric, suspense filled delights. Other Worlds is an up all nighter, guaranteed to still haunt in the morninga tale as chilling by daylight as it is by darkness.

Temples, Tombs & Hieroglyphs (By:Barbara Mertz)

An eye opening, edifying, and endlessly entertaining tour through an astonishing bygone world the acclaimed classic history of ancient Egypt, now newly revised and updated Writing as Elizabeth Peters, world renowned Egyptologist Barbara Mertz is the author of the phenomenally popular New York Times bestselling mystery series featuring archaeologist Amelia Peabody. In Temples, Tombs, and Hieroglyphs, Dr. Mertz explores the breathtaking reality behind her fiction by casting a dazzling light on a remarkable civilization that, even after thousands of years, still stirs the human imagination and inspires awe with its marvelous mysteries and amazing accomplishments. A fascinating chronicle of an extraordinary epoch from the first Stone Age settlements through the reign of Cleopatra and the Roman invasions Temples, Tombs, and Hieroglyphs brings ancient Egypt to life as never before. Lavishly illustrated with pictures, maps, photographs, and charts, it offers tantalizing glimpses into Egyptian society and everyday life; amazing stories of the pharaohs and the rise and fall of great dynasties; religion and culture; folklore and fairy tales; stories of the explorers, scientists, and unmitigated scoundrels who sought to unravel or exploit the ageless mysteries; and breathtaking insights into the magnificent architectural wonders that rose up from the desert sands. Revised and updated to include the results of the most recent historical research and archaeological finds, Dr. Mertz’s book is unhampered by stuffy prose and dry academic formality. Instead, it is a vibrant, colorful, and fun excursion for anyone who’s ever fantasized about exploring the Valley of the Kings, viewing up close the treasures of the temple of Queen Hatshepsut, or sailing down the Nile on Cleopatra’s royal barge.

Red Land, Black Land

Internationally renowned Egyptologist Barbara Mertz transports us back thousands of years and immerses us in the sights and sounds of day to day life in a vanished desert culture. Their civilization has inspired myriad films, books, pieces of art, myths, and dreams, and they built grand monuments that still stagger the imagination five thousand years later. But who were these people? Mertz ushers us into their homes, workplaces, temples, and palaces to give us an intimate view of the everyday worlds of royals and commoners alike. Displaying the unparalleled descriptive power, unerring eye for detail, keen insight, and trenchant wit that have made the novels she writes as Elizabeth Peters and Barbara Michaels perennial New York Times best sellers, Barbara Mertz brings a buried civilization to vivid life, taking us closer than ever before to the people of a great lost culture so different from yet so surprisingly similar to our own.

Amelia Peabody’s Egypt

The Egypt that so enticed and enchanted intrepid archaeologist sleuth Amelia Peabody in the late nineteenth and twentieth centuries was a place of wonder, mystery, danger, and the lure of antiquity. Now, with this monumental volume of Egyptian culture, history, and arcania, readers will be able to immerse themselves in the great lady’s world more completely than ever before. Journey through the bustling streets and markets of Cairo a hundred years ago. Surround yourself with the customs and color of a bygone time. Explore ancient tombs and temples and marvel at the history of this remarkable land from the age of the pharaohs through the Napoleonic era to the First World War. Also included in Amelia Peabody’s Egypt are a hitherto unpublished journal entry and intimate biographies of the Emersons and their friends, which provide a uniquely personal view of the lives, relationships, opinions, politics, and delightful eccentricities of mystery’s first family, as well as unforgettable pearls of wit and wisdom from everyone’s favorite fictional Egyptologist herself. Containing nearly 600 black and white photographs and illustrations, and articles by numerous experts, Amelia Peabody’s Egypt sparkles with unforgettable glimpses of the exotic and the bizarre, the unusual and the unfamiliar a treasure trove that overflows with Egyptological riches, along with wonderful insights into the culture and mores of the Victorian era, including the prevalent attitudes on empire, fashion, feminism, tourists, servants, and much more. A one of a kind collection that offers endless hours of pleasure for Peabodyphiles and Egypt aficionados alike, here is a tome to cherish; a grand and glorious celebration of the life, the work, and the world of the incomparable Amelia Peabody.

Malice Domestic 1

A collection of mystery tales presents the work of such masters of the genre as Charlotte MacLeod, Barbara Paul, Charlotte and Aaron Elkins, and Audrey Peterson.

Malice Domestic 2 (By:Mary Higgins Clark)

An anthology of 17 tradidtional mysteries collected by master mystery writer Mary Higging Clark. Pages 6. 38′ x 4. 12′

Malice Domestic 7 (By:Sharyn McCrumb)

The Malice Domestic mystery is a mystery of manners. No blood, no body parts, just nice civilized murder. And in this collection, thirteen outstanding mystery writers explore the unlucky fates of those who indulge their most murderous fantasies.

Malice Domstic 8 (By:Margaret Maron)

Margaret Maron Presents MALICE DOMESTIC 8 An Anthology of Original Traditional Mystery Stories Bear witness to murder most fouls and its finest scribes: Nevada Barr Amanda Cross Mary Daheim Jonathan Gash Edward D. Hoch Susan Holtzer H.R.F. Keating Susan Kenney Alanna Knight Janet Laurence Miriam Grace Monfredo Sister Carol Anne O’Marie Abigail Padget & Douglas Dennis Sample a delectable bit of the mysterious, the bizarre, and the murderously outrageous Cyber love meets sabotage in a case of romance gone dreadfully wrong A writer with an exclusive story finds a way to keep his source quiet for good London during the blitz provides an excellent place to bury trouble AND MORE!

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