Elizabeth Peters: The Falcon at the Portal (USA 2010)

From the Publisher:
The Land of the Pharaohs harbors more secrets than any tomb can hide.
In Egypt for the 1911 archaeological season, Amelia Peabody and her family are not anticipating trouble, but it finds them nonetheless. Their young friend David is accused of selling ancient artifacts, and it's up to the Emersons to expose the real culprit. But the body of an American discovered at the bottom of their excavation shaft and a child of mysterious antecedents are sparking twin crises that threaten to tear the family apart. Amelia brings her estimable powers of deduction to bear, but she might not survive long enough to unravel more than one perplexing puzzle -- because suddenly someone is shooting bullets in her direction... and coming too close for comfort!

Elizabeth Peters: The Falcon at the Portal. An Amelia Peabody Novel of Suspense. Harper, ISBN: 9780061951640 (February, 2010), 576 p., $9.99.

Elizabeth Peters: The Falcon at the Portal (UK 2007)

From the Publisher:
In this latest Amelia Peabody mystery there's more trouble in store for our intrepid Egyptologist. This time it is of a distinctly personal nature.

Her niece's new, Egyptian, husband stands accused of forging priceless antiquities. Is he guilty, or merely the fall guy for some unscrupulous villain? Meanwhile, matters are complicated by the arrival of Amelia's detestable nephew who begins an ardently amorous pursuit of her son's wife, Nefret...

Elizabeth Peters: The Falcon at the Portal. An Amelia Peabody Murder Mystery. Robinson, ISBN: 1845295579 (April, 2007), 375 p., £6.99.

Elizabeth Peters: The Falcon at the Portal (USA 2000)

From the Publisher:
Amelia and family have arrived in Egypt for the 1911 archeological season -- after the marriage of young Ramses' best friend David to Amelia's niece Lia. But trouble finds them immediately when David is accused of selling ancient artifacts. While Amelia and company try to clear his name and expose the real culprit, the body of an American is found at the bottom of their excavation shaft. As accusations of drug dealing and moral misconduct fly, a child of mysterious antecedents sparks a crisis that threatens to tear the family apart. Amelia brings her brilliant powers of deduction to bear, but someone is shooting bullets at her -- and coming awfully close!

Elizabeth Peters: The Falcon at the Portal. An Amelia Peabody Mystery. Avon, ISBN: 0380798573 (April, 2000), 464 p., $7.99.

Elizabeth Peters: The Falcon at the Portal (UK 1999)

From the Publisher:
It is 1911, and Amelia Peabody is in Egypt for the annual dig and to celebrate a wedding - but no sooner is it over than the groom is accused of selling fake Egyptian artefacts, a dead American is found at the bottom of a shaft, and a mysterious child sparks a crisis.

Elizabeth Peters: The Falcon at the Portal. An Egyptian Murder Mystery featuring Amelia Peabody. Robinson, ISBN 1841191108 (October, 1999), 375 p., £6.99.

Elizabeth Peters: The Falcon at the Portal (USA 1999)

From the Publisher:
As the 1911 archaeological season begins, Amelia and famille have arrived in Egypt for their annual excavation. While the reappearance of Ramses' dreadful cousin Percy is to be lamented, the marriage of his best friend David to Amelia's niece Lia is a source of joy for everyone. But the bride has barely walked down the aisle before trouble begins stalking the family. First, David is accused of selling ancient Egyptian artifacts that are actually hight-priced, almost undetectable fakes. Then, though this year's site appears ordinary ebough-dull, really-some deadly surprises await the professional touch of Professor Radcliffe Emerson, the Father of Curses, holder of innumberable honorary degrees, scourge of the underworld, and the greatest Egyptologist of this or any other age.

But even as Amelia and company endeavor to clear David's name and expose the real culprit, worse crimes and surfacing. the first is the body of an American at the bottom of the Emersons' excavation shaft. Then, as accusations of drug-dealing and moral misconduct start flying, the appearance of a small child of mysterious antecendents sparks a crisis that threatens to tear the Emerson family apart. Meanwhile, as Amelia brings her brilliant powers of deduction to bear on all of this, someone is shooting bullets at her and coming awfully close.

As the tension mounts and accidents increase at the site, it becomes clear that the Land of the Pharoahs harbors more secrets than any tomb can hide. If Amelia doesn't expose a dangerous gallery of killers quickly, she may find herself the next candidate for burial.

Guaranteed to win new fans and thrill existing ones, this latest tale in th brilliant and award-winning Amelia Peabody series is ample demonstration of the style, wit and ingenuity that have made Elizabeth Peters one of the best-loved mystery authors of our time.

Elizabeth Peters: The Falcon at the Portal. An Amelia Peabody Mystery. Avon Twilight, ISBN: 0380976587 (June, 1999), 366 p., $24.00.