Name: The Curse of the Pharaohs
Rating: 4.214285714285714 (21 reviews)
ISBN: 9781841191096

Elizabeth Peters

Victorian Egyptologist, Radcliffe Emerson, travels to Luxor to help Lady Baskerville discover why her husband died. Amid rumours of a curse haunting all those involved in the dig, he becomes increasingly sure that the accidents are caused by a sinister human element.

The Curse of the Pharaohs

When Lady Baskerville's husband Sir Henry dies after discovering what may have been an undisturbed royal tomb in Luxor, she appeals to eminent archaeologist Radcliffe Emerson and his wife Amelia to take over the excavation. Amid rumours of a curse haunting all those involved with the dig, the intrepid couple proceeds to Egypt, where they begin to suspect that Sir Henry did not die a natural death, and they are confident that the accidents that plague the dig are caused by a sinister human element, not a pharoah's curse.

Wynter

As usual, Amelia lives beyond her times and has adventures that other Victorian ladies would shudder from. She wields a gun and a parasol like a true explorer and is not afraid to meet a suspected murderer in the middle of the night. She is now happily married to the equally eccentric Emerson, but the verbal duels never seize between those two. This quote describes their relationship with extreme accuracy: ‘In fact,’ he said, ‘we should call it a draw. You tried to shoot me, I tried to poison you. As I said before, Peabody, we are well matched.’

Connor 

CURSE IT PEABODY, HOW DARE YOU MAKE FUN OF ME.

(favorite marrieds remain favorite marrieds)

The Curse of the Pharaohs

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