The Painted Queen Book Reviews

AUTHOR
Elizabeth Peters & Joan Hess
SCORE
4
TOTAL RATINGS
151

The Painted Queen by Elizabeth Peters & Joan Hess Book Summary

Egypt, 1912—Amelia Peabody and her dashing archeologist husband, Radcliffe Emerson, are once again in danger as they search for a priceless, stolen bust of legendary Queen Nefertiti and Amelia finds herself the target of assassins in this long-awaited, eagerly anticipated final installment of Elizabeth Peters’ bestselling, beloved mystery series.

Arriving in Cairo for another thrilling excavation season, Amelia is relaxing in a well-earned bubble bath in her elegant hotel suite in Cairo, when a man with knife protruding from his back staggers into the bath chamber and utters a single word—"Murder"—before collapsing on the tiled floor, dead. Among the few possessions he carried was a sheet of paper with Amelia’s name and room number, and a curious piece of pasteboard the size of a calling card bearing one word: "Judas." Most peculiarly, the stranger was wearing a gold-rimmed monocle in his left eye.

It quickly becomes apparent that someone saved Amelia from a would-be assassin—someone who is keeping a careful eye on the intrepid Englishwoman. Discovering a terse note clearly meant for Emerson—Where were you?"—pushed under their door, there can be only one answer: the brilliant master of disguise, Sethos.

But neither assassins nor the Genius of Crime will deter Amelia as she and Emerson head to the excavation site at Amarna, where they will witness the discovery of one of the most precious Egyptian artifacts: the iconic Nefertiti bust. In 1345 B.C. the sculptor Thutmose crafted the piece in tribute to the great beauty of this queen who was also the chief consort of Pharaoh Akhenaten and stepmother to King Tutankhamun.

For Amelia, this excavation season will prove to be unforgettable. Throughout her journey, a parade of men in monocles will die under suspicious circumstances, fascinating new relics will be unearthed, a diabolical mystery will be solved, and a brilliant criminal will offer his final challenge . . . and perhaps be unmasked at last.

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Book Name The Painted Queen
Genre Women Sleuths
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Language English
E-Book Size 2.17 MB

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Disappointed. I had to force myself to finish the book. There are character trait inconsistencies with the other books in the series. The attempts at humor fell flat. The timeline inconsistencies are blatant. For example, what happened to Nefret at the conclusion of “The Falcon at the Portal” and the conversation regarding her at the beginning of “He Shall Thunder in the Sky”. Also where were Sennia and Seshet between those two novels? I could continue ad infinitum but I will refrain. I would have been satisfied simply reading a précis.

The Painted Queen. Joan Hess may have been a friend of Elizabeth Peters but obviously never read any of the Amelia Peabody books. Reading this attempt to complete Peters’ final book was like looking at all the beloved characters through a carnaval mirror. For the millions of devoted fans, all I can say is, save your money. This is not the story you are hoping for.

Avoid this one.. If you are a fan of Amelia Peabody and her adventurous family, you may feel you want to read this final, posthumous adventure to “complete” the series. DON’T. It reads like a poor fan fic, has the most ridiculous plot, is filled with continuity errors…and adds nothing to the overall world of the Emerson family. Don’t put yourself through it.

The Painted Queen. Joan Hess has done a magnificent job of completing Elizabeth Peters’ last book. This is a wonderful finally to the series. Thank you Ms Hess for doing this.

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The The Painted Queen book written by Elizabeth Peters & Joan Hess was published on 25 July 2017, Tuesday in the Women Sleuths category. A total of 151 readers of the book gave the book 4 points out of 5.

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