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Crocodile on the Sandbank

The Amelia Peabody Series, Book 1

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Crocodile on the Sandbank

By: Elizabeth Peters
Narrated by: Barbara Rosenblat
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Amelia Peabody inherited two things from her father: a considerable fortune and an unbendable will. The first allowed her to indulge in her life's passion. Without the second, the mummy's curse would have made corpses of them all.Don't miss the rest of the Amelia Peabody series. You can also check out more of our Most Addictive Series.©2004 Elizabeth Peters (P)2004 Recorded Books Historical Fiction Mystery Suspense Feel-Good Witty Scary
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Why we think it's Essential: Barbara Rosenblat's expert performance as Egyptologist Amelia Peabody is imaginative, witty, and great fun. Rosenblat has tremendous vocal range, capturing many characters of different genders and ethnicities. This rich and lively story is the first in Elizabeth Peters' Amelia Peabody series, and I can't wait to listen to the rest of them. — Diana Dapito

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My #1 favorite series for many years

I’ve noticed lately that I seem to be writing more negative reviews than positive ones, and I decided to begin writing reviews of some of my favorite books. The Amelia Peabody series was for many years my very favorite series in any genre. It was only demoted after I discovered the Mary Russell series and the Vorkosigan series. I can’t tell you how many times I have listened to the entire series. For a while there I know I was listening to it two or three times a year.

I won’t go into the reasons why Amelia Peabody is so great because other reviewers have already done a good job with this. I totally endorse the reviews by Carrie from Plainfield, IL and Joanna from Scottsdale, AZ.

However, I do want to talk about the narrator, Barbara Rosenblat. She does an incredible job with this series. As others have noted there is much humor and sarcasm in this series and she delivers it perfectly. I only attempted to “read” rather than listen to one book in the series, and it was so much less without Barbara’s inspired acting, that I never tried it again. There is one character in the series who is first seen as a baby, then a child, young teenager, older teen, young adult and ultimately as a man in his thirties. Barbara Rosenblat manages to change his voice to be appropriate to each age and yet make it still recognizably the same person over the course of this long series. It totally blows my mind.

Audible has most books of the series, but not all of them. I know they are (or were) all available as read by Ms. Rosenblat because I had them all at one time on cassettes or CDs. Now, for some totally incomprehensible reason, Audible is acquiring the series again but read by a different person. I haven’t heard any of the books as read by the other person, but the reviews I’ve read say she is very second rate. I can’t imagine what Audible thinks they are doing with this move.

So I highly recommend that you read this series (which actually gets better as it goes along), and that you make sure to get only those recordings in which Barbara Rosenblat is the narrator.

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One of the Best Adventure/Comedy Series Ever!

Elizabeth Peters is a wonder! I have read all the Amelia Peabody series and didn't think I could love them more. Then along came Audible and Barbara Rosenblat. Even better than print! I listen to these over and over. The key is Amelia; she is the perfect heroine -- strong, funny, opinionated and full of heart. In this first volume, the reader is hooked by the end of the first chapter and anxious to return to Amelia, Emerson, and Egypt for the whole series! Can't say enough about this listening experience.

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brilliant heroine, brilliant narrator

I have loved Amelia Peabody since I first met her many years ago in the pages of this book. Barbara Rosenblat brings this fictional woman to life so vividly. The mystery, history, and fun of 19th-century Egyptology is as fresh now as it was when the book was first published. Elizabeth Peters never disappoints the reader. She uses her extensive education in history (a Ph.D. in Egyptology, in fact) to take the reader back to the adventures of discovering tombs and temples during the heyday of excavations. I highly recommend this book, this series, and this narrator.

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Narrator didn’t work for me

I loved the book years ago and even met Elizabeth Peters. This just didn’t work for me. The narrator didn’t give Amelia any humor or warmth. Amelia without humor is just fussy and rude.

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Very enjoyable

Adorable characters, good story (though predictable), and terrific narration make this a very enjoyable "read".

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terrific narrator and book

Barbara Rosenblat absolutely had me giggling through the entire book. Her interpretation of Amelia Peabody is so hilarious. The pretention and sarcastic remarks from all the characters were great. I would highly recommend this book to anyone.

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Would you try another book from Elizabeth Peters and/or Barbara Rosenblat?

Yes for Peters, never again for Rosenblat.

How did the narrator detract from the book?

Absurd voices. Made Emerson sound like a loony 95-year-old man. Didn't really seem to understand the characters, making them all cartoonish. Overkill, overdone, over the top.

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Quite an Adventure

This is my second listen to this story. The first was years ago, so I hardly remembered that I had listened once before. It feels like a classic book. It’s the foundation for many more Emerson and Peabody stories. Elizabeth Peters is the perfect reader as only her voice, for me, is the real Peabody.

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Wonderfull!

What a wonderfull story and how well it is told by Barbara Rosenblat. Elizabeth Peters wrote a wonderfully exciting story about a lady and her companion on a trip through Egypt. It involves a mummy, competing gentlemen for the hand of a lady. Laughter and suspense go hand in hand in this tale of adventure.

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The first in a series of great adventures

I have loved Amelia and Emerson for many years and when my bookclub selected Crocodile on the Sandbank I decided to give it a listen. What a great decision! The reader was perfect as the voice of Amelia Peabody and even did an excellent job of creating the "Roaring" voice of Emerson.
Adventire, humor and romance. What more can you want?
I would give this reading 6 starts if I could.

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