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Amelia Peabody series reading order

Barbara Mertz

  1. Crocodile on the Sandbank1975
  2. The Curse of the Pharaohs1981
  3. The Mummy Case1985
  4. Lion in the Valley1986
  5. The Deeds of the Disturber1988
  6. The Last Camel Died at Noon1991
  7. The Snake, the Crocodile, and the Dog1992
  8. The Hippopotamus Pool1996
  9. Seeing a Large Cat1997
  10. The Ape Who Guards the Balance1998
  11. Guardian of the Horizon2004
  12. The Falcon at the Portal1999
  13. Every volume in order (18) ↓
18 volumes
Volumes
1975–2006
Published
Completed
Status

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Crocodile on the Sandbank
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Publication order

18 volumes1975–2006Completed

  • Elizabeth Peters’s comic mysteries, written by the Egyptologist Barbara Mertz, narrated by Amelia Peabody, a forthright Victorian spinster who spends her inheritance on travel to Egypt in 1884 and never looks back.
  • Armed with a parasol and boundless self-confidence, she digs with the irascible archaeologist Radcliffe Emerson, whom she marries, and solves murders, mummy curses and forgeries, later with their alarming son Ramses.
  • Witty, romantic and full of real archaeology.
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  • Listed in story order, starting with Crocodile on the Sandbank.

Every volume in order

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  1. Crocodile on the Sandbank
    Crocodile on the Sandbank1975Start here
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  2. The Curse of the Pharaohs
    The Curse of the Pharaohs1981
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  3. The Mummy Case
    The Mummy Case1985
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  4. Lion in the Valley
    Lion in the Valley1986
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  5. The Deeds of the Disturber
    The Deeds of the Disturber1988
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  6. The Last Camel Died at Noon
    The Last Camel Died at Noon1991
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  7. The Snake, the Crocodile, and the Dog
    The Snake, the Crocodile, and the Dog1992 · 1 rating
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  8. The Hippopotamus Pool
    The Hippopotamus Pool1996
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  9. Seeing a Large Cat
    Seeing a Large Cat1997
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  10. The Ape Who Guards the Balance
    The Ape Who Guards the Balance1998
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  11. Guardian of the Horizon
    Guardian of the Horizon2004
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  12. The Falcon at the Portal
    The Falcon at the Portal1999
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  13. He Shall Thunder in the Sky
    He Shall Thunder in the Sky2000 · 1 rating
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  14. Lord of the Silent
    Lord of the Silent2001
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  15. The Golden One
    The Golden One2002 · 1 rating
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  16. Children of the Storm
    Children of the Storm2003
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  17. The Serpent on the Crown
    The Serpent on the Crown2005
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  18. Tomb of the Golden Bird
    Tomb of the Golden Bird2006
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Order checked by hand · Order and years: Wikidata (CC0). Spotted an error? Tell us. · Data updated October 28, 2026

Extras, short stories and spin-offs

Not needed to follow the main story — read them after the series or skip them.

  • Amelia Peabody's Egypt2003

Frequently asked questions

Which Amelia Peabody series book is the longest?

“Lord of the Silent” is the longest at 404 pages; the shortest is “The Curse of the Pharaohs” with 357 pages.

What should I read after Amelia Peabody series?

After the main series: Amelia Peabody's Egypt.