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Elizabeth Peters

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Elizabeth Peters (a pen-name of Barbara Mertz) has written many books in the mystery genre, featuring strong female protagonists and many archaeological connections. Her Amelia Peabody series, involving the exploits of an entire family of Egyptologists in the early 1900s, is her most popular work. This prolific author also writes under the name Barbara Michaels, specializing in romance novels and thrillers. Dr. Mertz also holds a Ph.D. from the University of Chicago in Egyptology.

Amelia Peabody

As of 2005, this series contains 17 books; the most recent was released in April 2005. An eighteenth book, Tomb of the Golden Bird, will be published in April 2006. The eponymous heroine is an Egyptologist and is married with one child. The stories are mostly set in Egypt; the time period covered ranges from the late 1800s to after the First World War.

See Amelia Peabody for further details.

Non-fiction

Amelia Peabody's Egypt (2003) is a companion to the series.

Vicky Bliss

The Vicky Bliss novels follow the adventures of an American professor of art history who keeps getting involved in international crime. Another Peters novel, The Camelot Caper (1969), while not technically a Vicky Bliss story, features another important character in the series. The novels can be enjoyed in any order, but the stories are highly sequential in nature and are probably better appreciated if read in order of publication.

  1. Borrower of the Night (1973)
  2. Street of the Five Moons (1978)
  3. Silhouette in Scarlet (1983)
  4. Trojan Gold (1987)
  5. Night Train to Memphis (1994)

There is a connection between these books and the Amelia Peabody series, but the references are cryptic and the author isn't telling. The two series are definitely set in the same fictional universe; a fictional tomb discovered by Amelia Peabody and her husband plays an important role in Night Train to Memphis.

Jacqueline Kirby

Jaqueline Kirby is a librarian with a very large purse and a knack for solving mysteries.

  1. The Seventh Sinner (1972)
  2. Murders of Richard III (1974)
  3. Die for Love (1984)
  4. Naked Once More (1989)

Other fiction

  • The Jackal's Head (1968)
  • The Camelot Caper (1969) - see above
  • The Dead Sea Cipher (1970)
  • The Night of Four Hundred Rabbits (1971)
  • Legend in Green Velvet (1976)
  • Devil-May-Care (1977)
  • Summer of the Dragon (1979)
  • The Love Talker (1980)
  • The Copenhagen Connection (1982)
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