A River in the Sky by Elizabeth Peters (An Amelia Peabody book #19). 307 pp.
Amelia Peabody is one of my all-time favorite characters. She starts out an unconventional Victorian spinster and ends up married to her match in every way, Professor Radcliffe Emerson, preeminent archaeologist. As the series goes on there's lots of family and friends added to the cast, huge heaps of adventure (including a Master Criminal), plus some pretty accurate archaeology. (Elizabeth Peters is one of the pen names of Barbara Mertz, who has a PhD in Egyptology.) This entry in the series isn't chronological; it falls between books 10 and 11, and thus lacks some of the character development we would normally get. Also, it's set in Palestine rather than Egypt, so a lot of the regular supporting cast is missing. Still, as an adventure it's pretty much fun.
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