Audio CD
Publisher: Recorded Books; Unabridged edition (2005)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1419351931
ISBN-13: 978-1419351938
Product Dimensions: 7.1 x 6.3 x 1.5 inches
Shipping Weight: 15.2 ounces
Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (89 customer reviews)
Best Sellers Rank: #6,567,415 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #84 in Books > Books on CD > Authors, A-Z > ( P ) > Peters, Elizabeth #11894 in Books > Books on CD > Mystery & Thrillers #20521 in Books > Literature & Fiction > Genre Fiction > Historical > Mysteries
I found this a solid read, but not one of the best Amelia Peabody books I have read. The characters are as lively and entertaining as ever - though I can't stand Ramses - and it's always nice to catch up with the next installment of their lives. The Deeds of the Disturber was particularly well written, and I think it was an improvement on Lion in the Valley in that respect. I just didn't think that the plot of The Deeds of the Disturber matched up to some of the other books in the series.Amelia and her husband, Emerson, return home after another season of archeological exploration in Egypt. The plan is to stay in London, so Emerson can consult the resources of the British Museum to finish his book. Yet there are mysterious goings-on at the Museum, all focused upon a mummy whose curse has already claimed one life - or is it just journalistic hyperbole? Through their connections to the archeological and Egyptian communities, Amelia and Emerson find themselves drawn into the mystery. Matters become stranger and stranger, leading to a highly melodramatic conclusion. Set against this is a tiresome sub-plot involving their son Ramses and his two little wretches of cousins, Percy and "dear little Violet" - really, how obtuse can two parents be?Peters makes an atmospheric setting out of the murk of London, and Amelia moves through society both high and low with her usual panache. The return of Kevin O'Connell, journalist extraordinaire, was particularly welcome, and Miss Minton makes a good addition to the cast of recurring characters. There are a number of very funny scenes in The Deeds of the Disturber, and we do learn more about our favourite characters, but the mystery plot does not really add up to anything and is not, in the end, particularly interesting.
The Deeds of the Disturber (Book 5, The Amelia Peabody Series) The Deeds of the Disturber (An Amelia Peabody Mystery)(Library Edition) The Curse of The Pharaohs: The Amelia Peabody Series, Book 2 The Serpent on the Crown: The Amelia Peabody Series, Book 17 The Mummy Case: The Amelia Peabody Series, Book 3 Lord of the Silent, Amelia Peabody Series Book 13 He Shall Thunder in the Sky (The Amelia Peabody series, Book 12) Children of the Storm by Elizabeth Peters Unabridged CD Audiobook (The Amelia Peabody Series, Book 15) Guardian of the Horizon, Book 16 of the Amelia Peabody Series Tomb of the Golden Bird (Audiobook) [CD] (The Amelia Peabody Mystery series, Book 18) The Last Camel Died At Noon by Elizabeth Peters Unabridged CDs (The Amelia Peabody Series, Book 6) A River in the Sky (Book 19 of The Amelia Peabody series) The Ape Who Guards the Balance [UNABRIDGED CD] (Audiobook) (Book 10, The Amelia Peabody Series) The Golden One (Amelia Peabody Mysteries, Book 14) The Serpent on the Crown (Amelia Peabody Mysteries, Book 17) Children of the Storm (Amelia Peabody Mysteries, Book 15) The Mummy Case, Amelia Peabody Book 3 The Curse of the Pharaohs (An Amelia Peabody Mystery - Book 2)(Library Edition) Lion in the Valley (An Amelia Peabody Mystery) The Mummy Case (An Amelia Peabody Mystery) (Library Edition)