by Elizabeth Peters · Punto de Lectura S.L. · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788466320993
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«El mono que custodia la balanza» is the historical mystery novel by Elizabeth Peters, published by Punto de Lectura in paperback (592 pages).
In 1907, archaeologist Amelia Peabody and her husband Emerson face a disappointing season in the Valley of the Kings, assigned to uninteresting tombs. But the purchase in Cairo of a papyrus from the Book of the Dead drags them into a plot of thefts, cults, and murders in which Sethos, an elusive criminal, also intervenes.
Tenth installment of the Amelia Peabody series; original title: The Ape Who Guards the Balance (1998).
For readers of historical mystery novels and archaeological adventures, with a female protagonist.
Barbara Louise Mertz, known professionally as Elizabeth Peters and as Barbara Michaels, was an American author. In 1952, she received a PhD in Egyptology from the University of Chicago. She was best known for her mystery and suspense novels, including the Amelia Peabody book series.
