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Crocodile on the Sandbank

Elizabeth Peters

Crocodile on the Sandbank is a historical mystery novel by Elizabeth Peters, first published in 1975. It is the first in the Amelia Peabody series of novels and takes place in 1884-1885.

“I disapprove of matrimony as a matter of principle…. Why should any independent, intelligent female choose to subject herself to the whims and tyrannies of a husband? I assure you, I have yet to meet a man as sensible as myself! (Amelia Peabody)”

Elizabeth Peters Crocodile on the Sandbank

Source: Crocodile on the Sandbank

“There are too many people in the world as it is, but the supply of ancient manuscripts is severely limited.”

Elizabeth Peters Crocodile on the Sandbank

Source: Crocodile on the Sandbank

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