This is the most recent Amelia Peabody mystery but one, just fresh out in
paperback. Deb English gets them from the library in hardcover, so she
reviewed this one quite some time ago, and I’m afraid I’m too lazy to
look up what she said.

But anyway, I liked it. Parts of it were purely absurd (if very much in
keeping with the traditions of the series), and over all I think it’s the
best of the most recent few episodes. All the familiar players are
there, and there’s considerable obfuscation, and the bad guys get what’s
coming to them, and so forth.

If you’re not familiar with Amelia Peabody, this is not the book to start
with; go to our Elizabeth
Peters page and find out more.