Crocodile on the Sandbank (Elizabeth Peters)

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Mary3mo ago

This is book 1 in a 20 book series that follows Amelia Peabody and her family as they work as archaeologists in Egypt in the late 1800s/early 1900s. Each book has a mystery! The series is so fun with great characters. I appreciate that all of the details about Ancient Egypt are accurate because the author had a PhD in Egyptology. The audiobooks are available on Hoopla, and it’s easy to find paperback copies secondhand since the series is older.

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Mary

@marybrazealMay 30, 2026

I’m so glad to find someone else who loves these books! Have you listened to the audiobooks? The narrator is excellent!

Sarah Cooney

@fewerandbetterMay 31, 2026

Yes!! I have all of them and they are the BEST

Karin Connor

@karinconnorMay 30, 2026

I loved these books in high school. I will have to revisit them.

Sarah Cooney

@fewerandbetterMay 31, 2026

I do every year!

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Crocodile on the Sandbank

Mary

“This is book 1 in a 20 book series that follows Amelia Peabody and her family as they work as archaeologists in Egypt in the late 1800s/early 1900s. Each book has a mystery! The series is so fun with great characters. I appreciate that all of the details about Ancient Egypt are accurate because the author had a PhD in Egyptology. The audiobooks are available on Hoopla, and it’s easy to find paperb”