Crocodile on the sandbank (Amelia Peabody series 1.)
by Peters, Elizabeth, 1927-2013.
Series
Summary
Amelia Peabody, a Victorian gentlewoman of 32, inherited two things from her father: his fortune and a formidable self-confidence. The first permitted her to pursue her keen interest in Egyptology. And the second proved very useful when she takes in a young woman on her way to an archaeological expe... Full description