| The intrepid Amelia Peabody and company return again for another exotic Egyptian archaeological outing. It is 1911 and Amelia and husband Emerson receive a mysterious accusation of antiquities forgery leveled against family friend David, who is just about to marry Amelia's niece Lia. More intrigue and mystery build up when the Emersons return to Egypt: bullets aimed at Amelia, the discovery of a young American's corpse at their excavation site, and the appearance of a small girl of mysterious parentage. Murder, conspiracy, romance, Edwardian society, and dry British humor all come together in this highly entertaining mystery - but be warned, it's a cliffhanger! | ||
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Plot & Themes Tone of story - Dry-cynical - - depressing/sad How difficult to spot villain? - Difficult, but some clues given Time/era of story: Spying/Terrorism Thriller Yes Cloak & Dagger Plotlets: What % of story relates directly to the mystery, not the subplot? - 80% Special suspect? - relative Kind of investigator Kid or adult book? - Adult or Young Adult Book Crime Thriller Yes Crime plotlets: Murder Mystery (killer unknown) Yes General Crime (including known murderer) Yes Main Character Gender - Female Profession/status: Age: - 40's-50's Main Adversary Identity: - Male Age: - 20's-30's Profession/status: Motive of antagonist - money/treasure How sensitive is this character? Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters Setting Europe Yes European country: - England/UK Africa Yes Part of Africa: - Arabic Africa Desert? Yes City? Yes City: - Dirty, dangerous (like New York) - dangerous Writing Style Accounts of torture and death? - generic/vague references to death/punishment Explicit sex in book? Yes What kind of sex: - vague references - descript of kissing - impregnation/reproduction A lot of techno jargon? Yes Kind of jargon? - archaeology Unusual forms of death - dropped from large heights - perforation--bullets Unusual form of death? Yes Amount of dialog - significantly more dialog than descript |
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