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The Amelia Peabody series is a set of historical mystery novels written by University of Chicago-trained Egyptologist Barbara Mertz under the pen name

Amelia Peabody's Egypt: A Compendium edited by Elizabeth Peters and Kristen Whitbread; review; bullet review

Christina Startt was a high school student in 2008 when she discovered the books of Barbara Mertz. She was instantly drawn into the fictional world of Amelia Peabody, the late 19th-century Egyptologist who was the main character in many of Mertz’s books.

Explore Barbara Mertz's works under her pseudonym Elizabeth Peters, including three series and standalone novels, for your perfect reading order.

Cover for the final book by Elizabeth Peters for Little Brown publishing

Author. Also known as Barbara Mertz and Barbara Michaels. Born Barbara Louise Gross in Astoria, Illinois she became enamored of ancient Egypt at the age of 13 after a trip to the Oriental Institute, the University of Chicago's archeology museum. She eventually earned a scholarship to the University of Chicago taking...

If you want to read a cosy mystery series set in Egypt, you'll end up reading the Amelia Peabody series due to it is extreme popularity. Elizabeth Peters

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