Disgusted when he is denied access to the pyramids of Dahshoor, Egyptologist Radcliffe Emerson, aided by his archaeologist wife Amelia Peabody, finds his curiosity piqued when an antiquities dealer.įind many great new & used options and get the best deals for The Mummy Case by Elizabeth Peters (paperback ) at the best online prices at eBay! Free shipping for many products! Second-grade detective Jigsaw Jones and his partner, Mila, have an eerie case to wrap up when a mummy is spotted at the class Halloween party. Denied permission to dig at the pyramids of Dahshoor, he and Amelia are resigned to excavating mounds of rubble in the middle of nowhere. The Mummy Case (Book): Peters, Elizabeth: Radcliffe Emerson, the irascible husband of fellow archaeologist Amelia Peabody, has earned the nickname Father of Curses-and in Mazghunah he demonstrates why. The Mummy Case (Amelia Peabody Mysteries) by Elizabeth Peters
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