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The Painted Queen

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Arriving in Cairo for the 1912-1913 excavation season, Amelia Peabody is relaxing in a bath when a man with a knife protruding from his back staggers into the chamber and utters one word??Murder!??before dying. It becomes apparent that someone saved Amelia from a would-be assassin?someone who is keeping an eye on the intrepid Englishwoman.But nothing will deter Amelia as she and her husband, Emerson, head to Amarna, where a priceless treasure was recently discovered: the iconic Nefertiti bust, crafted in 1345 B.C. It is one of the most precious Egyptian artifacts ever found . . . and now, it seems, it is unaccountably missing.For Amelia, this excavation season will be unforgettable, as a parade of men in monocles dies under suspicious circumstances, fascinating new relics are unearthed, a murderous quest for vengeance is thwarted, and a diabolical mystery is solved at last.

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  • Sprog:
  • Engelsk
  • ISBN:
  • 9780062086341
  • Indbinding:
  • Paperback
  • Sideantal:
  • 464
  • Udgivet:
  • 29. maj 2018
  • Størrelse:
  • 106x40x190 mm.
  • Vægt:
  • 252 g.
  • BLACK NOVEMBER
Leveringstid: Ukendt - mangler pt.

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Arriving in Cairo for the 1912-1913 excavation season, Amelia Peabody is relaxing in a bath when a man with a knife protruding from his back staggers into the chamber and utters one word??Murder!??before dying. It becomes apparent that someone saved Amelia from a would-be assassin?someone who is keeping an eye on the intrepid Englishwoman.But nothing will deter Amelia as she and her husband, Emerson, head to Amarna, where a priceless treasure was recently discovered: the iconic Nefertiti bust, crafted in 1345 B.C. It is one of the most precious Egyptian artifacts ever found . . . and now, it seems, it is unaccountably missing.For Amelia, this excavation season will be unforgettable, as a parade of men in monocles dies under suspicious circumstances, fascinating new relics are unearthed, a murderous quest for vengeance is thwarted, and a diabolical mystery is solved at last.

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