Great Fun, Great Mystery

Crocodile on the Sandbank (Amelia Peabody Book 1)

By: Elizabeth Peters

Rating: 5 of 5

I first read this book years ago. I’ve re-read it several times since. For a change, this time, I decided to listen to the audiobook format, and, it is just as good.

This is the introduction to Amelia Peabody and her crew. She is an intrepid lady, in her thirties and living in Victorian England, who decides to travel once she inherits a fortune.

Who she meets is part of the joy of the story, so I prefer not to discuss what happens. Suffice to say, this is a book that aged wonderfully and the series, as a whole, is one of my favorites. I return to it again and again.

The narration is extremely well-done, with one narrator providing different voices, which was unusual at the time it was originally recorded.

I can’t recommend it highly enough. Try this book and you will be hooked for the series.

Elizabeth Peters wrote under several names, including her own. This pseudonym is the most well known. Most of her mysteries are now published under it as well. Her spooky, gothic novels are written under the name Barbara Michaels and are a treat, albeit serious, to read as well.