The Mummy Case Audiobook By Elizabeth Peters cover art

The Mummy Case

An Amelia Peabody Mystery

Preview

Try for $0.00
Access a growing selection of included Audible Originals, audiobooks, and podcasts.
You will get an email reminder before your trial ends.
Audible Plus auto-renews for $7.95/mo after 30 days. Upgrade or cancel anytime.

The Mummy Case

By: Elizabeth Peters
Narrated by: Susan O’Malley
Try for $0.00

$7.95 a month after 30 days. Cancel anytime.

Buy for $15.56

Buy for $15.56

Confirm purchase
Pay using card ending in
By confirming your purchase, you agree to Audible's Conditions of Use and Amazon's Privacy Notice. Taxes where applicable.
Cancel

About this listen

The irascible husband of Victorian Egyptologist Amelia Peabody demonstrates again why he has been nicknamed "Father of Curses." Denied permission to dig at the pyramids of Dahshoor, Emerson is awarded instead the "pyramids" of Mazghunah: countless mounds of rubble in the midst of nowhere. Nothing in this barren spot seems worthy of interest - until an antiquities dealer is murdered in his Cairo shop.

When a sinister Egyptian spotted at the crime scene turns up in Mazghunah, Amelia can't resist following his trail. There's a mysterious scrap of papyrus and a missing mummy case to investigate, while she keeps at least one eye on their precocious son Ramses and his Egyptian cat. But the digging turns truly dangerous when Amelia and Emerson look for answers in an ancient tomb - one that could become their grave.

©1985 Elizabeth Peters (P)1999 Blackstone Audio, Inc.
Detective Fiction Mystery Suspense Women Sleuths Women's Fiction Feel-Good
activate_Holiday_promo_in_buybox_DT_T2

Critic reviews

"Between Amelia Peabody and Indiana Jones, it's Amelia - in wit and daring - a landslide." ( New York Times Book Review)
"[Elizabeth Peters] scores again with a riotously witty, tense, and cunningly constructed tale." ( Publishers Weekly)
"Amelia Peabody Emerson, archaeologist extraodinaire, and arguably the most potent female force to hit Egypt since Cleopatra, is digging again!" ( Philadelphia Inquirer)

What listeners say about The Mummy Case

Average customer ratings
Overall
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • 5 Stars
    485
  • 4 Stars
    192
  • 3 Stars
    83
  • 2 Stars
    16
  • 1 Stars
    12
Performance
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • 5 Stars
    369
  • 4 Stars
    120
  • 3 Stars
    58
  • 2 Stars
    18
  • 1 Stars
    24
Story
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • 5 Stars
    401
  • 4 Stars
    120
  • 3 Stars
    56
  • 2 Stars
    8
  • 1 Stars
    7

Reviews - Please select the tabs below to change the source of reviews.

Sort by:
Filter by:
  • Overall
    4 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    4 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    4 out of 5 stars

Enjoyable

Susan O’Malley is a pleasure to listen to! The story was interesting, but a bit confusing. The remarks and innuendos regarding Christians/Christianity were unnecessary.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

New to me!

I loved this story! The narration was wonderful and the characters are really fun I'll have to read more of these!

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    3 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    3 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    4 out of 5 stars

Enjoyed it but

I really enjoyed the first book much better. There was something wrong with the audio as the voice would change every now and then. It was an okay listen and did have a surprise ending.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

4 people found this helpful

  • Overall
    3 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    2 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    3 out of 5 stars

Not a fan of the kid

I liked the first book in the series a lot. The second book was pretty good. This one was not very good. Ramses, Amelia’s son, is an irritating, unbelievable, and unsympathetic character. The narration in this book was not very well done either. There were numerous places where the tone of voice would suddenly change for a sentence and then go back - obviously some sentences were re-read at a later date and dubbed into the book in various place, but not done very well. It’s my last Peabody book.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

1 person found this helpful

  • Overall
    4 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    3 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    3 out of 5 stars

ponderous slow

this book took to long to get to the point. it plods along and the climax is uneventful

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    3 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    3 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    4 out of 5 stars

Light entertainment

Entertaining, subtle humor but was very slow in places. Definately a book that you can put down and come back to. The child character was supremely annoying and made the book unbelievable, however, overall I enjoyed it but would I not recommend as a great "have to read".

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

Fun and engaging.

The book was well written and engaging. I was interested and looked forward to hearing more. I was confused by some parts that sounded different but my only guess is that it was parts that were added back in after it was unabridged.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

3 people found this helpful

  • Overall
    4 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    3 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    4 out of 5 stars

Mostly good

Good book but some odd editing which is very noticeable. I also prefer the other reader. Not bad though. Very good for a free book.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

2 people found this helpful

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

The Mummy Case

I have found a new love. Amelia Peabody and her Emerson mystery series. Better and better with every book, these are a delight. I’m not a fan of Historical Fiction. But these tickled my intrigue because it’s set in Egypt in the 1890’s. And they are mysteries written by an Egyptologist. 10/10. Higher if possible.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    4 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    3 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

Strange inserts in narration

I loved the story, but the narration had several places that sounded "pasted in", as if the dialogue had to change after the fact to fit some politically correct editing. The voice of the pasted in parts was lower and more mature, so it seemed it was recorded years later. I couldn't tell any difference in the story line, but the change in narration was a little irritating.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

6 people found this helpful