The Deeds of the Disturber (Amelia Peabody Series #5)

From the New York Times bestseller, a mystery with "a couple evenly matched as hot-blooded lovers and professional partners . . . one of [Peters'] best" (Publishers Weekly).

Back in London after an archaeological dig, adventurous sleuth Amelia Peabody—"rather like Indiana Jones, Sherlock Holmes and Miss Marple all rolled into one" (Washington Post Book World) —discovers that a night watchman at the museum has perished in the shadow of a mummy case.

There are murmurings about an ancient curse,...