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If you enjoy it, you can then move on to enjoy its sequel, curse of the pharaohs, and then read additional books in the series from there. Crocodile on the sandbank amelia peabody book 1 elizabeth. Crocodile on the sandbank by elizabeth peters amelia. She makes it as far as egypt, where she falls in love with everything egyptian. Crocodile on the sandbank, the first in the amelia peabody mystery series, is a perfectly splendid cozy mystery. But the other animals have had enough of his cunning tricks, so they scheme to get the better of this foul fiend, once and for all. Peters was named grand master at the inaugural anthony awards in 1986 and grand master by. In this first adventure, our headstrong heroine decides to use her substantial inheritance to see the world. Barbara mertz, writing under the pseudonym elizabeth peters, parlayed a ph. Information on buying and collecting crocodile on the sandbank by peters, elizabeth with a guide to first edition identification, points of issue and price and publication history.
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