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The Golden One (Amelia Peabody Mysteries)

The Golden One (Amelia Peabody Mysteries)

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....

Manufacturer: HarperAudio

Price: $6.52

The Golden One (Amelia Peabody Mysteries)

User Reviews

Another year...another body, it's always the same
rating: 5

As the year 1917 dawns the extended (and ever expanding) Peabody-Emerson clan has returned to their beloved Egypt to resume their archeology (and hopefully only those) pursuits. WWI is continuing to rage across Europe and the Middle East making travel quite dangerous. With that in mind Emerson and Amelia have decided to remain in Egypt indefinitely and to take as many of their extended family as possible with them. The group has certainly grown in the thirty plus years that this (AMELIA PEABODY) series has covered so far. Besides Amelia and Emerson the family now includes their son Ramses, his wife Nefret, ward Sennia, butler Gargery and Horus their most recent feline companion. They are met in Egypt by the Egyptian branch of the family and various friends. Unfortunately they soon discover that others have noticed their arrival, particularly those who are determined to recruit Ramses once again in undercover work.

Despite the most determined efforts of all involved Ramses is finally persuaded to return to 'The Great Game', an enterprise that quickly turns into a family affair ranging from Luxor to Cairo to Gaza. Even when long suffering Emerson is allowed to return to his dig he is plagued by tomb robbers and bl**** tourists.

As always the story is told primarily by Amelia with additional material supplied by Ramses. THE GOLDEN ONE is called a 'novel of suspense' rather than a mystery and while there is plenty of action and adventure the true attraction here is the on-going 'back' story of the various characters. Those unfamiliar with the series would do well to begin with CROCODILE ON THE SANDBANK and proceed in order. Long time fans of this series (this is the fourteenth installment), will not want to miss the latest news about this delightful group.

This is a mystery?
rating: 3

This is the first book in the series that I picked up. I have no need to pick up any before it, because the author starts the book by describing every plot point of the thirteen that preceded it! When the exhaustive preamble finally concludes, a plot of sorts does begin to ponderously unfold. Unfortunately, we lose a driving character halfway through, just in time for a series of events that have nothing to do with the mystery to begin. When that finally gets wrapped up, the characters return to the main story just in time to conclude the book with a rushed and unsatisfying denouemont. I do give this book three stars, merely because the descriptions did make me want to join the characters for a whiskey and soda in the middle of the Egyptian landscape.

Eliz. Peters Junkie
rating: 5

I have read this entire series over many years. This one slipped by without my notice. So glad I saw it on Amazon. I feel as though I'm related to Amelia. It is great to be transported to a world so different from my own.

First Book I've Read In The Series
rating: 3

Coming into a series midway may not be the best way to get a handle on the characters and subplots involved. Characters get introduced and recur in a series that it can be hard for the beginning reader to get a handle on. Looking at the other reviewers of the book, it appears that my view may suffer from this entry into Peters' "Amelia Peabody" series with book 14.

Saying that, the book was enjoyable. Peters has a doctorate and egyptology and it enables her to give a vivid portrait of WWI Egypt, and knowing a little about the period myself (though not to Peters' extent) an accurate one.

The Peabodys -- Amelia, Emerson, Ramses, and Nefret -- are an engaging group and their adventures are quite fun. I liked the descriptive nature of Peters' writing. The humor is light, but not overly slapstick. The plot, however, was weak, though again this comes from someone who has not read the earlier books of the series and thus the minor characters who moved in and out of the telling had nuances that were lost on me.

The overall 3 stars is a "rounding down" as I would put it at just shy of a 3.5, but my caveat would be to start with the earlier books in the series. A theme that seems to be shared by the other reviewers.

Another wild ride in wartime Egypt.
rating: 4

This book will certainly have you turning pages through the first 350 pages. The last 100 or so seem a bit anti-climatctic, but this book is a gem anyway. In it we have two main adventures. The first part of the book is devoted to beautiful Luxor and tomb robbers, murder and mayhem. The second part puts the Emersons right in the thick of World War I intrigue between England and Turkey, and puts all of them, especially Ramses in grave danger. But as usual, through all the suspense you will laugh throughout. These characters that Ms. Peters has created are so life-like that they jump out of the pages at you and inhabit your heart. What a wonderful series this is!

The Golden One (Amelia Peabody Mysteries)