"Another dead body. Every year it is the same. Every year, another dead
body..." - Abdullah, p. 151, Lion in the Valley
Another Shirt Ruined: The Official Amelia Peabody Page
Welcome to the official web page of mystery fiction's preeminent archaeologist/detective,
Amelia Peabody! Star of a series of mysteries penned by Elizabeth Peters,
Amelia indulges her passions for mysteries, pyramids, and irascible husband
Emerson while kindly taking the Gentle Reader along on her adventures.
Of course, we highly recommend all books in the series!
If you are looking for information on public appearances, other series
& characters, the MPM newsletter, contact information, the MPM FAQ,
please see the main MPM page.
Have a question on terminology? Check the glossary of foreign words used in Amelia
Peabody's journals.
Who Should Play Emerson?
Lisa has been taking a poll of our readers to find out who they think should
play Emerson (and other characters in the Amelia Peabody series) in the
case that the books make the transition to the silver screen. Read
the results of her survey (so far).
The Books
We have compiled a list of the books (in the
order in which they should be read) with synopses, and a page of our favorite
"Amelia"
quotes on a variety of subjects.
Reprinted with permission from the journal KMT.
We have included links to mystery fiction
web sites, including sites featuring women detectives,
historical mysteries and Victoriana.
For those of you who are as intrigued as we are with Egyptology, please
visit the Egyptology links we've dug up (excuse
the pun!).
As this is intended to be the most fully researched and well thought-out
web page on the internet (as Amelia would accept nothing less), this page
is constantly under construction. Check back often!
And please, contact us and let us know what you think!
Credits
Egyptian clip art courtesy of Neferchichi's
Tomb.
This page maintained by Margie
Knauff and Lisa Speckhardt.