2019 reading challenge: A book featuring an amateur detective

[baronessekat]

The Curse of the Pharaohs by Elizabeth Peters

My rating: 4 of 5 stars


This was just the right cozy, fun mystery that I needed after having read a couple heavy books recently.

I have found that I enjoy Elizabeth Peter's writing, especially her descriptions of people and her choice of language very much evokes the time period that the book takes place. I find myself smiling as the main character of Amelia Peabody Emerson describes her interactions and even describes herself and the way she sees the world and handles problems.

In this book, it's been several years since the events in the first book. Amelia and her new husband have settled back in England, though both miss the excitement of the archeological adventures in Egypt. But upon hearing of how a new tomb had been found and the sudden death of the lead archeologist and Emerson's acquaintance, Lord Baskerville, they find that they need to go investigate for themselves - as they do not believe the outlandish stories that Lord Baskerville was victim to a curse that had been placed on the tomb.

I will also add that this audiobook is only enhanced by Susan O'Malley's narration. Her reading gives such a credible feel to Amelia, the time period and the story.



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Comments

[mesotablar]

This series of books is a family favourite at my house but I have never heard of the audio books. I'm only recently getting into audio books that aren't folk tales so it is great to know good versions are out there.
Can I just ask, what sort of accent does Susan O'Mallley have?
Just because I have been turned off of audio books before when the narrative is clearly set in one country and the reader's accent is discordant to that.

[baronessekat]

Susan does a proper British accent for all the British characters. Her Egyptian/Arabic is a bit off but it works for "Amelia telling the story and doing the accents" if that makes sense.

[mesotablar]

oh that sounds so perfect!
I have an extreme fondness for radio dramas so I love it when readers attempt to do different accents