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Barbara Michaels (1927–2013)

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Barbara Mertz was born on September 29, 1927 in Astoria, Illinois. She received a bachelor's degree in 1947, a master's degree in 1950 and doctorate in Egyptology in 1952 from the University of Chicago. She wrote a few books using her real name including Temples, Tombs and Hieroglyphs (1964), Red näytä lisää Land, Black Land (1966), and Two Thousand Years in Rome (1968). She also wrote under the pen names Barbara Michaels and Elizabeth Peters. She made her fiction debut, The Master of Blacktower, under the name Barbara Michaels in 1966. She wrote over two dozen novels using this pen name including Sons of the Wolf, Someone in the House, Vanish with the Rose, Dancing Floor, and Other Worlds. Her debut novel under the pen name Elizabeth Peters was The Jackal's Head in 1968. She also wrote the Amelia Peabody series and Vicky Bliss Mystery series using this name. She died on August 8, 2013 at the age of 85. (Bowker Author Biography) näytä vähemmän

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Krokotiili hiekkasärkällä (1975) 4,575 kappaletta
The Curse of the Pharaohs (1981) 2,722 kappaletta
The Mummy Case (1985) 2,393 kappaletta
The Last Camel Died at Noon (1991) 2,144 kappaletta
Lion in the Valley (1986) 2,121 kappaletta
The Deeds of the Disturber (1989) 2,109 kappaletta
The Snake, the Crocodile, and the Dog (1992) 1,932 kappaletta
He Shall Thunder in the Sky (2000) 1,913 kappaletta
The Ape Who Guards the Balance (1998) 1,893 kappaletta
The Falcon at the Portal (1999) 1,864 kappaletta
Seeing a Large Cat (1997) 1,822 kappaletta
The Hippopotamus Pool (1996) 1,799 kappaletta
The Golden One (2002) 1,769 kappaletta
Lord of the Silent (2001) 1,718 kappaletta
Children of the Storm (2003) 1,676 kappaletta
Tomb of the Golden Bird (2006) 1,607 kappaletta
Guardian of the Horizon (2004) 1,573 kappaletta
The Serpent on the Crown (2005) 1,525 kappaletta
Borrower of the Night (1973) 1,227 kappaletta
Night Train to Memphis (1994) 1,108 kappaletta
A River in the Sky (2010) 1,105 kappaletta
Street of the Five Moons (1978) 1,011 kappaletta
Trojan Gold (1987) 947 kappaletta
Silhouette in Scarlet (1983) 900 kappaletta
The Laughter of Dead Kings (2008) 864 kappaletta
The Murders of Richard III (1974) 852 kappaletta
Naked Once More (1989) 825 kappaletta
The Camelot Caper (1969) 796 kappaletta
The Seventh Sinner (1972) 737 kappaletta
Legend in Green Velvet (1976) 675 kappaletta
Die for Love (1984) 666 kappaletta
The Copenhagen Connection (1982) 656 kappaletta
Stitches in Time (1996) 633 kappaletta
Devil May Care (1977) 631 kappaletta
Summer of the Dragon (1979) 626 kappaletta
The Dead Sea Cipher (1970) 621 kappaletta
Ammie, Come Home (1968) 588 kappaletta
Ismene - ääni menneisyydestä (1993) 587 kappaletta
The Jackal's Head (1968) 579 kappaletta
Ruusutarhan salaisuus (1992) 560 kappaletta
The Night of Four Hundred Rabbits (1971) 551 kappaletta
Amelia Peabody's Egypt: A Compendium (2003) — Avustaja; Toimittaja; Esipuhe — 549 kappaletta
The Dancing Floor (1997) 540 kappaletta
Varjojen valtakunta (1987) 528 kappaletta
The Love Talker (1980) 525 kappaletta
Shattered Silk (1986) 525 kappaletta
Askel pimeään (1990) 501 kappaletta
Sateen syli (1985) 478 kappaletta
The Painted Queen (2017) 452 kappaletta
House of Many Shadows (1974) 433 kappaletta
Witch (1973) 432 kappaletta
The Wizard's Daughter (1980) 415 kappaletta
Smoke and Mirrors (1989) 408 kappaletta
Patriot's Dream (1976) 400 kappaletta
Neitsytvaimo (1972) 388 kappaletta
Wait for What Will Come (1978) 388 kappaletta
The Walker in Shadows (1979) 381 kappaletta
Musta sateenkaari (1982) 373 kappaletta
Mustan tornin herra (1966) 371 kappaletta
Kartanossa kummittelee (1981) 369 kappaletta
Here I Stay (1983) 365 kappaletta
The Sea King's Daughter (1975) 352 kappaletta
Other Worlds (1999) 336 kappaletta
Kuka itkee yössä? (1971) 319 kappaletta
Wings of the Falcon (1977) 312 kappaletta
Nummella tuulee (1967) 309 kappaletta
Pimeyden tuolla puolen (1970) 299 kappaletta
Toscanan tuulet (1984) 294 kappaletta
Prince of Darkness (1969) 276 kappaletta
Malice Domestic 1: An Anthology of Original Traditional Mystery Stories (1992) — Toimittaja; Johdanto — 181 kappaletta
Two Thousand Years in Rome (1968) 19 kappaletta
Dark Duet (1983) 13 kappaletta
King of Night-32dp: Tragedy FL (1990) 5 kappaletta
Smoke and Mirrors (2022) 2 kappaletta
The Walker in Shadows (2015) 1 kappale
Verborgene Zuflucht (1996) 1 kappale

Associated Works

The Mammoth Book of Historical Whodunits Volume 1 (1993) — Avustaja — 565 kappaletta
Christmas Stalkings (1991) — Avustaja — 198 kappaletta
The Mammoth Book of Egyptian Whodunnits (2002) — Johdanto; Avustaja — 142 kappaletta
Sisters in Crime (1990) — Avustaja; Avustaja — 125 kappaletta
Into the Mummy's Tomb (2001) — Avustaja — 111 kappaletta
The Best of Sisters in Crime (1997) — Avustaja; Avustaja — 92 kappaletta
Women on the Edge (1992) — Avustaja — 63 kappaletta
Reader's Digest Condensed Books 1968 v04 (1968) — Avustaja — 49 kappaletta
The Mammoth Book of Comic Crime (2002) — Avustaja — 47 kappaletta
AZ Murder Goes Artful (2000) — Avustaja — 10 kappaletta
The Year's Best Mystery and Suspense Stories, 1990 (1990) — Avustaja — 7 kappaletta
The Realm of the Impossible (2017) — Avustaja — 6 kappaletta
Summer of the Dragon | Why Murder? | Live Bait (1980) — Avustaja — 5 kappaletta
Murder to Go (1993) — Avustaja — 5 kappaletta
The Empty Copper Sea | Street of the Five Moons | Vortex (1978) — Avustaja — 5 kappaletta
The House That Would Not Die [1970 film] (2019) — Original novel — 4 kappaletta
Nightmare Time | Gideon's Way | Lion in the Valley (1986) — Avustaja — 3 kappaletta
The Love Talker | Brimstone | The Boy Who Followed Ripley (1980) — Avustaja — 3 kappaletta
Dinky Died | The Blessing Way | The Dead Sea Cipher (1970) — Avustaja — 2 kappaletta

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The first book, "Crocodile on the Sandbank", sets the stage by introducing Amelia and Emerson, which is a cool romance, but theirs is a unique relationship that is not at all mushy or sentimental. There are plenty of laugh out loud moments, too, and I knew after finishing the first book I was in love the series.
 
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gpangel | 224 muuta kirja-arvostelua | Mar 11, 2024 |
i found the constantpoking fun at the romance genre, which she really wasn't rising above, a bit distracting
 
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cspiwak | 12 muuta kirja-arvostelua | Mar 6, 2024 |
Once I got past the "gentle reader" references that were authentic if a bit cloying, I found myself enjoying it. A fun blend of romance, mystery and adventure
 
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Joan Hess Contributor
Elizabeth Peters Foreword, Introduction, Editor
Jean Merrill Contributor
Kristin Michaels Contributor
Samantha Eggar Narrator, Narrator
Charlotte MacLeod Contributor
Dennis Forbes Contributor
Lisa Speckhardt Contributor
Betty Winkelman Contributor
Jocelyn Gohary Contributor
Salima Ikram Contributor
Elizabeth Foxwell Contributor
Margareta Knauff Contributor
Selima Ikram Archaeological consultant
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Valerie Frankel Contributor
D. R. Meredith Contributor
Charlotte Elkins Contributor
Aaron Elkins Contributor
Carolyn G. Hart Contributor
P. M. Carlson Contributor
Sharyn McCrumb Contributor
Audrey Peterson Contributor
L. B. Greenwood Contributor
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Penny Fuller Narrator
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Beate Darius Übersetzer, Translator
Grace Conlin Narrator
Karin Dufner Translator, Übersetzer
Dagmar Heller Sprecher, Narrator
Jana Vlčková Translator
Igor Longo Translator
Bernhard Jendricke Translator, Übersetzer
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Beatrice Verri Translator
Nazan Tuncer Translator
Catarina Ferrer Translator
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Maryse Leynaud Translator
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Barbara Auer Narrator
Pat Star Narrator
Laure Casseau Translator
Dario Leccacorvi Translator
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Lorna Raver Narrator
Vibeke Houstrup Translator
Joana Chaves Translator
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Liza Ross Narrator
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Ciaran Madden Narrator
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102
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Jäseniä
67,392
Suosituimmuussija
#198
Arvio (tähdet)
3.8
Kirja-arvosteluja
1,489
ISBN:t
1,772
Kielet
13
Kuinka monen suosikki
54

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