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4.4/5 Barnes & Noble Language English Pages x, 400 pp Originally published 2001 Genre Historical mystery | 4.2/5 Goodreads Country United States Publication date 2001 ISBN 0-380-97884-9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Media type Print (hardback & paperback) Publisher William Morrow and Company Preceded by He Shall Thunder in the Sky, Children of the Storm, A River in the Sky Followed by The Golden One, The Serpent on the Crown, The Painted Queen: A Novel Similar Barbara Mertz books, Amelia Peabody series books, Other books | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lord of the Silent (2001) is the 13th in a series of historical mystery novels, written by Elizabeth Peters and featuring fictional sleuth and archaeologist Amelia Peabody.
Contents
Plot introduction
In this installment, which takes place during the 1915-1916 season, newlyweds Ramses and Nefret Emerson spend their time living on their family's dahabeeyah on the Nile, while the rest of the group remains at the house near Giza, where their excavations continue. Between the antics of Ramses' former associates in the smuggling trade, the reappearance of the Master Criminal, and yet another unknown adversary with a rich find, little time is permitted for romance...but of course, the younger Emersons make the most of it.
Explanation of the novel's title
The title of the book refers to Amon-Re:
"Amon, King of the Gods, Lord of the Silent / who comes at the voice of the poor ... who gives bread to him who has none ... father of the orphan, husband of the widow ... though the servant offends him, he is merciful." (Composite from various prayers, from the front matter of Lord of the Silent)References
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