Elizabeth Peters's books about Egyptologist Amelia Peabody arelike longer, more literate versions of those letters some relatives send to keep people up to date on theirfamily adventures. They're also lively feminist spoofs on the two-fisted Victorian adventure novels thatinspired the Indiana Jones films. In this ninth book in the Peabody series, it's 1903, and Amelia and herclan--irascible husband Emerson, fearless son Ramses, gorgeous ward Nefret--are in Cairo, dealing witheverything from mummies (both the ancient and more recent varieties) to affairs of the heart. PreviousPeabody paperbacks include The Hippopotamus Pool and The Snake, the Crocodile and theDog.