Lion in the Valley

Very cute. Truthfully, the plot is a little sillier than I expected given the 3 prior installments; people hiding beneath fake identities abound! This could have been a very charming slapstick movie in the 1930's.

One of the elements I miss in this novel is Egypt, despite the entire book being set in said country. It is barely there at all, which is something I liked about prior books in this series.

Of course, I really enjoy our plucky heroine, Amelia Peabody Emerson, and her family, although Ramses can be a bit annoying, which I imagine is the point. Elizabeth Peters' writing continues to crackle and amuse, so I shall definitely graduate to the subsequent book.