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Cassie Osbourne (6 KP) rated The Fatal Tree in Books

Nov 9, 2018  
The Fatal Tree
The Fatal Tree
Jake Arnott | 2016 | Fiction & Poetry
8
8.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
As a lover of all things history (especially to do with historical crime), I really enjoyed this book. Bess was a likeable (for all her faults) character and the Thief-taker General makes a good villain. The only small drawback would be the slang - I enjoyed it and it gave Bess that little bit more voice, but it could also get in the way at times as I had to flip to the back to find the translations.

All in all, I loved this book and will probably reread it in the not so distant future.
  
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David McK (3569 KP) rated The Deeds of the Disturber (Amelia Peabody, #5) in Books

Jan 30, 2019  
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The Deeds of the Disturber (Amelia Peabody, #5)
Elizabeth Peters | 2000
6
6.0 (2 Ratings)
Book Rating
The fifth <i>Amelia Peabody</i> novel which, in a change of setting, actually takes place in and around London rather than Egypt (even though it still deals with Egyptology).

There's also a 2001 film called 'The Mummy Returns': having now read this, I can see more than a few parallels between that movie and this! British museum? Check. Historical(ish) setting? Check. Husband and wife team? Check. Precocious son? Check. Attempted Egyptian ritual/curse? Check (yet again).

OK, so the novel doesn't have the undead wandering around, nor a hot-air balloon, but still enough ...