The Falcon at the Portal: An Amelia Peabody Mystery
New York: Avon, 1999. In Egypt for the 1911 archaeological season, Amelia Peabody and her family are not anticipating trouble, but it finds them nonetheless. Their young friend David is accused of selling ancient artifacts, and it's up to the Emersons to expose the real culprit. But the body of an American discovered at the bottom of their excavation shaft and a child of mysterious antecedents are sparking twin crises that threaten to tear the family apart. Amelia brings her estimable powers of deduction to bear, but she might not survive long enough to unravel more than one perplexing puzzle--because suddenly someone is shooting bullets in her direction . . . and coming too close for comfort! Ink owner's name first free endpaper, else fine in lightly spine-faded dust wrapper and protective mylar.
First Edition. Hardcover. 6-5/8 x 9-5/8", marigold spine, buff paper over boards, 366pp, map endpapers. Item #900454
ISBN: 0380976587
First Edition, First Printing. The 13th novel in the series featuring 19th-century Egyptologist Amelia Peabody.
Price: $20.00