Review: The Lion in the Valley (Amelia Peabody #4) by Elizabeth Peters

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The Lion in the Valley
by Elizabeth Peters

The fourth book in the Amelia Peabody mystery series.

Comments

[bright_lilim]

For me at least the main draw to the series are the characters and to a lesser extent archeology and humor. I've read 15 Peabody books. I think the plots are, unfortunately, often repetitive. However, the sixth book "The Last Camel Died at Noon" has a different plot struture so you might want to try that one. It's a pastiche of old adventure novels, such as H. Rider Haggard wrote.

[fashion_piranha]

I just started "Deeds of the Disturber" and so far I'm liking it quite a bit more - maybe the characters just needed a new setting, since it's entertaining to watch Amelia and Emerson in their native land of England.