River in the Sky

I just finished Elizabeth Peter's A River in the Sky. She never disappoints. I've been reading her Amelia Peabody mysteries for almost 20 years.  Her characters feel like family and I love getting caught up on what they've been up to.

A River in the Sky takes place in Egypt in the 1920s and 1930s. Amelia and her husband Emerson are archaeologists who manage to get caught up in the politics of the time and meet up with unsavory characters.  Her stories are fun and lighthearted. The author's knowledge and love of Egyptian history comes across in a very entertaining manner.  I must admit that historical mysteries are my all time favorite kind of book.

-Natalie