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4.8/5 Audible Country United States Publication date 1996 Originally published 1996 Publisher Grand Central Publishing | 4.2/5 Goodreads 4.4/5 Barnes & Noble Language English Pages xvi, 384 pp | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Media type Print (Hardback & Paperback) Similar Seeing a Large Cat, The Ape Who Guards th, The Falcon at the Portal, The Snake - the Crocodile, The Last Camel Died at N | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The Hippopotamus Pool is the eighth in a series of historical mystery novels, written by Elizabeth Peters and featuring fictional sleuth and archaeologist Amelia Peabody.
Contents
Explanation of the novel's title
The title of the book comes from an ancient Egyptian tale about warring princes Apophis[1] and Sekenenre[2], wherein Apophis sends Sekenenre a message: "The roaring of the hippopotami in your pools prevents me from sleeping! Hunt them and kill them, that I may rest." There are also several references to the goddess Taueret, who is represented as a hippo.
As Amelia tries to untie the mystery of who is doing what to whom, she and Nefret begin to refer to Riccetti's group as the "Hippopotamus Gang".
Plot summary
Amelia and Emerson are in Cairo to greet the 20th century, when a mysterious Mr. Shelmadine presents them with a gold ring from an unknown tomb bearing the cartouche of Queen Tetisheri. The Emersons must defend against criminals and tomb robbers. This time, Amelia is up against two unknown parties, one to save, one to avenge.
This book also introduces David Todros, Ramses's lifelong friend and partner in adventures. Evelyn and Walter Emerson come back to the land of the pharaohs for the first time since their romance in the ruins of the heretical pharaoh's city, Amarna.