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      Hippopotamus Pool

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      A masked stranger offers to reveal an Egyptian queens' lost tomb - and Amelia Peabody and her irascible archaeologist husband Emerson are intrigued, to say the least. When the guide mysteriously disappears before he can tell them his secret, the Peabody-Emersons sail to Thebes...

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      Product ID:9781845295561
      Product Form:Paperback / softback
      Country of Manufacture:GB
      Series:Amelia Peabody
      Title:Hippopotamus Pool
      Authors:Author: Elizabeth Peters
      Page Count:400
      Subjects:Crime and mystery fiction, Crime & mystery
      Description:Select Guide Rating
      A masked stranger offers to reveal an Egyptian queens' lost tomb - and Amelia Peabody and her irascible archaeologist husband Emerson are intrigued, to say the least. When the guide mysteriously disappears before he can tell them his secret, the Peabody-Emersons sail to Thebes to follow his trail, helped - and hampered - by their son Rameses.

      Is the Hippopotamus Pool a legend? Or Amelia''s nemesis!

      A masked stranger offers to reveal an Egyptian queens'' lost tomb - and Amelia Peabody and her irascible archaeologist husband Emerson are intrigued, to say the least. When the guide mysteriously disappears before he can tell them his secret, the Peabody-Emersons sail to Thebes to follow his trail, helped - and hampered - by their teenage son Rameses, and beautiful ward Nefret. Before the sands of time shift very far, all of them will be risking their lives foiling murderers, kidnappers, grave robbers, and ancient curses. off once again on a rollicking adventure involving archaeology, murderers, kidnappers, grave robbers and ancient curses.


      And the hippopotamus Pool? It''s a legend of war and wits that Amelia is translating, one that alerts her to a hippo of a different type - a nefarious, overweight art dealer who is on course to become her new arch-enemy!


      Imprint Name:Robinson Publishing
      Publisher Name:Little, Brown Book Group
      Country of Publication:GB
      Publishing Date:2007-01-25

      Additional information

      Weight318 g
      Dimensions196 × 130 × 28 mm