A River in the Sky: An Amelia Peabody Novel of Suspense (Amelia Peabody Series)

I loved this book! It was, unfortunately, a very fast read. I would have liked to stay in that book a lot longer but I just couldn't put it down. I so hope she writes more Amelia Peabody novels. Just wonderful!

This is the best Elizabeth Peters book to come out in years. Though it is fun seeing Ramses and co. grown up, I can't say I've honestly LOVED one of her books since He Shall Thunder in the Sky, which was absolutely incredible. Seeing Amelia and Emerson young again was a positive treat, and the change of location was nice as well. Thank you, Ms. Peters!

I gulped this baby down in one sitting. Unlike some other reviewers, I thoroughly enjoyed the new setting of Palestine. As usual the denouement was almost an afterthought, but still this is a welcome addition to the Oeuvre. That makes nineteen of this series that I have read, with no major complaints. And while $12.99 (Kindle Edition) may seem like a bit too much for an evening's entertainment, it is less than four glasses of Pinot Noir at my local canteen, and after reading the book I woke up the next morning without a hangover.

I've been a fan of Elizabeth Peters for over 20 years, so the prospect of a new Amelia book is always thrilling to me. I was admittedly a bit disappointed in the last book in the series, which, though wonderfully written, was really more of a tribute to King Tut's tomb than an Amelia story. This book, on the other hand, was back to Peters' classic formula. Another dead body? Another shirt ruined? Heavenly! The story takes place in pre-WWI 1910, as Amelia, Emerson, and company head to Palestine to stop a politically and religiously sensitive excavation of holy ground. It was wonderful to see Amelia and Emerson charging around berating political and religious leaders alike for their failures in the region, and even better to see Ramses as a tentative, developing 23 year-old. With a good plot, credible villains, and a cast of characters small enough that I was able to enjoy them all to the fullest, I loved every minute of it... especially Sethos' appearance (which all of the Emersons missed - but I didn't!) A treasure for any long-time fan of the series and highly recommended!

I read this entire book with a huge grin on my face. Amelia is back in perfect form, and so is Emerson. This book takes place in 1910, and in the story chronology it falls between Guardian of the Horizon and Falcon at the Portal. I think Ramses is about 18 here, and you can see him in the process of becoming the man he is in later installments. This 19th entry into the series is wonderful fun--and is concentrated on the activities of just the central members of the clan, which makes the story feel like a return to some of the earlier tales where there wasn't such an enormous cast of characters to keep track of. While I like knowing what all the various characters are up to, it's nice to focus on the main characters this time. The Emersons manage to dominate any landscape they enter, and their excursion into the Holy Land brings in some new and interesting elements. Fans of the Emersons will rejoice!