THE MUMMY CASE is the 18th installment of the incomparable Amelia Peabody series by highly prolific author Elizabeth Peters. Mrs. Peters is actually known as "MPM," referring to her other writing nom de plumes Barbara Mertz and Barbara Michaels. The first printing for this book took place in 1985. In addition to the Peabody series, she has written gothic suspense novels as Barbara Michaels, and even a work on factual Egyptology under her real name, Barbara Mertz.

THE MUMMY CASE permits the reader to once again catch up with Egyptologist Amelia Peabody and her husband, Radcliffe Emerson - affectionately known as the "Father of Curses" by his Egyptian contemporaries. Their relationship is deeply grounded in a mutual love for one another and all things Egyptian. Added to the mix is their son, a young boy affectionately nicknamed Ramses. All members of this family have an extremely dry sense of humor that helps them to make the best of thieving archaeologists, the glory-seeking competition,
and the occasional time when they find themselves marooned inside the burial chamber of a pyramid - hidden away by thieves who hope that they have seen the last of the Emerson - Peabody team. Yet nothing will stand in the way of Amelia and her burning desire to sleuth a crime committed against a personal friend and she will not quit until she gets the answer she is looking for.

THE MUMMY CASE is a hilarious book. Fast moving action, dry humor, and a
family so atypical that it leaves the reader clamoring for more. Mrs. Peters
crafted a masterpiece with her Amelia Peabody character, and today - just as
it was in 1985 - this book is a hit! On a side note, the young boy's
character is very reminiscent of Dexter, the somewhat questionable hero of
"Dexter's Laboratory." Perhaps it is the detail that both characters employ
the same lisps, or maybe it is the fact that they are both geniuses, this
association added a lot to the enjoyment I derived from the scenes that
featured Ramses.