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The serpent on the crown / Elizabeth Peters.

Peters, Elizabeth. (Author).

Summary:

A priceless relic has been delivered to the Emerson home overlooking the Nile. But more than history surrounds this golden likeness of a forgotten king, for it is said early death will befall anyone who possesses it.. The woman who implores the renowned family of archaeologists and adventurers to accept the cursed statue insists the ill-gotten treasure has already killed her husband. Further, she warns, unless it is returned to the tomb from which it was stolen, more will surely die. With the world finally at peace—and with Egypt's ancient mysteries opened to them once more—Amelia Peabody and her loved ones are plunged into a storm of secrets, treachery, and murder by a widow's strange story and even stranger request. Each step toward the truth reveals a new peril, suggesting this curse is no mere superstition. And the next victim of the small golden king could be any member of the close-knit clan—perhaps even Amelia herself.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780060591786
  • ISBN: 0060591781
  • Physical Description: 350 p. ; 24 cm. : ill. (large print).
  • Edition: 1st ed.
  • Publisher: New York : William Morrow, c2005.

Content descriptions

General Note:
Maps on endpapers.
Subject: Peabody, Amelia (Fictitious character) > Fiction.
Archaeologist > Fiction
Archaeology > Fiction
Conspiracies > Fiction
Family > Fiction
Husband and wife > Fiction.
Male-Female Friendship > Fiction
Male-Female Romance > Fiction
Marriage > Fiction
Parents and Children > Fiction
Private Investigation > Fiction
Private Investigator > Fiction
Quests > Fiction
Secrets > Fiction
Excavations (Archaeology) > Fiction.
Blessing and cursing > Fiction.
Women archaeologists > Fiction.
British > Egypt > Fiction.
Egyptologists > Fiction.
Valley of the Kings (Egypt) > Fiction.
Egypt > Fiction.
Genre: Historical fiction.
Mystery fiction.

Available copies

  • 6 of 6 copies available at BC Interlibrary Connect.
  • 2 of 2 copies available at Castlegar Public Library. (Show)

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 6 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Holdable? Status Due Date
Castlegar Public Library LP MYS PET (Text) 35146001315936 Large Print Mystery Volume hold Available -
Castlegar Public Library MYS PET (Text) 35146001164300 Mystery Volume hold Available -
Dawson Creek Municipal Public Library F PET (Text) DCL101407 Adult Fiction Volume hold Available -
Grand Forks M PET (Text) 35142002328739 Mystery Fiction Volume hold Available -
Sechelt Public Library F PETE (Text) 40169569 Fiction Volume hold Available -
Stewart Public Library F PET (Text) 32238000264109 Adult Fiction Volume hold Available -


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