by Elizabeth Peters · Punto de Lectura S.L. · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788466368742
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«La serpiente de la corona» is the historical mystery novel by Elizabeth Peters, published by Punto de Lectura S.L. in paperback (512 pages, in Spanish).
In 1922, Amelia Peabody and her family return to the Valley of the Kings after the excavation ban is lifted. A widow gives them a golden statuette of a forgotten king and claims it is cursed: it killed her husband and could claim Amelia's life. Egyptology, intrigue and adventure combine in the plot, with Howard Carter and Sethos among its characters.
The original English title is The Serpent on the Crown; it is the seventeenth installment in the Amelia Peabody series.
For readers of historical mystery and adventure novels set in 1920s Egypt.
Barbara Louise Mertz, known professionally as Elizabeth Peters and as Barbara Michaels, was an American author. In 1952, she received a PhD in Egyptology from the University of Chicago. She was best known for her mystery and suspense novels, including the Amelia Peabody book series.
