Seeing a Large Cat

Written by Elizabeth Peters

Narrated by Barbara Rosenblat

Best-selling mystery author Elizabeth Peters has captured the hearts of thousands of readers with her spunky Victorian Egyptologist, Amelia Peabody Emerson. In Seeing a Large Cat, Amelia must ensnare a modern-day killer, a bogus spiritualist, and a predatory debutante in the awesome Valley of the Kings. Someone is sending ominous messages: "Stay away from tomb Twenty-A!" Intrigued, parasol-wielding Amelia won't rest until she finds the forbidden burial site. But when the excavation yields an unusual mummy, she suddenly must protect both her family and the macabre discovery. Her Ph.D. in Egyptology enables Elizabeth Peters to portray a lavishly detailed turn-of-the-century Egypt in her lively tale of crisp wit and shivery suspense. The spirited cast including Amelia, her eccentric family, and an array of international characters bursts into life with Barbara Rosenblat's brilliant narration.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Recorded Books, Inc.
• Release date: May 27, 2004
• ISBN: 9781436112161

Elizabeth Peters

Elizabeth Peters earned her Ph.D. in Egyptology from the University of Chicago’s famed Oriental Institute. During her fifty-year career, she wrote more than seventy novels and three nonfiction books on Egypt. She received numerous writing awards and, in 2012, was given the first Amelia Peabody Award, created in her honor. She died in 2013, leaving a partially completed manuscript of The Painted Queen.

Reviews for Seeing a Large Cat

[Kathryn Cooper · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

It was fun as always. I really enjoy Barbara Rosenblatt and her many voices that bring the characters to life.

[Letitia Sokoll · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Enjoyed getting to know the children as adults. The mystery in this book was a bit darker and had some unexpected twists.

[ellelainey · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

I loved the inclusion of Ramses' manuscript in this book. I think his point of view is so important and really helps a lot when you go on to read the rest of the series. He's always been a favourite character of mind and I love that he and David are the best of friends. I think their relationship is very indicative of how well raised Ramses was by his parents and explores his continued growth through the next few stories. I love that in some ways, Ramses and David are brothers, and in others they're secret rivals.

Cyrus is brilliant as ever. He's a great character and adds so much to the dynamic of the stories, especially when he and Amelia put their heads together.

As always, I love any and every Amelia Peabody book I read...I definitely recommend them.

[etxgardener · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

A later book in the Amelia Peabody detective series finds Ramses no 128-years old and falling for the Emerson’s ward, Nefret They are back in the Valley of the Kings and someone is sending Amelia ominous messages, “Stay away from tomb Twenty-A” This of course is like waving a red flag in front of a bull to Amelia and she decides she must find the tomb. But first Emerson’s excavations uncover a mummy that seems to have died under mysterious circumstances, and Amelia is off, Parasol in hand, to get to the bottom of the mystery.This mystery series is great fun.

[a9shelf9apart · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Apart from the return of Donald Fraser, this is my new favourite in the series so far.

Ramses, I forgive you all of your irritatingly precocious, lisping childhood moments.

Nefret, keep being awesome.

Also Sekhmet is just like my own cloyingly affectionate cat, who oozes onto my lap at every possible opportunity.

[themulhern · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Good fun. The two points of view improve everything.

[hopeevey · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

Another fun installment

[empressreece · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

I thought the story itself was good but what I really enjoyed most about this book was the well-played transition of Ramses and Nefret from children to teenagers. I loved how Peters incorporated the teenagers accounts so you could see what the parents were doing and thinking and but also what he kids were up to behind there back. I am going to miss reading about Ramses as a precocious little boy though but I have high faith in Peters that she will make his teenage persona just as interesting and fun!

[gttexas · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Amelia is great as always.

[tjsjohanna_1 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

I loved the scenes from Ramses' point of view, and I love the way that Ms. Peters writes the interactions between these family members. All their shorthand conversations and the way they seem to know what the other is thinking and above all the affection that holds them together. Fun!

[riverwillow · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Its 1903 and the Emerson Peabody clan is once again planning to excavate in Egypt. Amelia's 'children', Ramses, Nefret and David, are nearly grown and there is the inclusion of a manuscript which gives some insight into their thoughts, feelings and actions - fortunately all three are shaping up nicely to follow in Amelia's and Emerson's footsteps. Sadly Bastet is no more and one of her, seemingly inferior kittens, Sekhmet, is seeking to replace her as Ramses cat. As usual there are shenanigans, the Emersons discover a mummy which isn't as ancient as usual and Ramses becomes the object of the most annoying young woman's affections. Superbly funny and also insightful.

[foxysteph · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

The Amelia Peabody series takes a strange turn in this book. Ramses is grown up and without the little-boy-nightmare of what he's been; rather he's now more adult in his trouble-making and planning. His plots add a twist and new level to the story. Amelia, Emerson and the rest are still delightfully the same, thankfully. The cat Bastet missing really broke my heart, as did Ramses reaction. I truly enjoy this book, just has much as the rest of the series and look forward to the books to come. The best part about the series is you can really start anywhere and not miss too much, the characters are developed so well through actions that the previous build up does not have to be there. I strongly recommend this one for anyone who loves a good mystery, historical fiction, or adventure book.

[harmless_dilettante · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

Another in the fabulous Amelia Peabody series, this installment suffers from the inclusion of "manuscripts" from the teenage members of the family. Written in the style of Rutger Haggard, these segments seem entirely too infatuated by the youngsters to arouse my sympathies or interest. I always find that it is Amelia and Radcliff's flaws which attract me, rather than their strengths. It does describe the not so happily ever after of one of Amelia's previous matchmaking efforts. Brownie points for both continuity and post marital plot lines.

[seasidereader · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

I loved this installment! Mendoza's review comments are right on the mark.

[mendoza_1 · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

In this ninth book in the Peabody series, it's 1903, and Amelia and her clan--irascible husband Emerson, fearless son Ramses, gorgeous ward Nefret--are in Cairo, dealing with everything from mummies (both the ancient and more recent varieties) to affairs of the heart.An alternately charming, funny, poignant, and disturbing mystery. The pacing of this novel is tighter, the cast of characters trimmed down, and shadowy Master and Mistress Criminals are replaced by a fresh new set of antagonists. Amelia's trademark first-person narrative is supplemented by a third-person "Manuscript H" that gives insight into the personalities and activities of the "children": Ramses, Nefret, and the recently acquired David, now young adults with a great deal to add to the Amelia-and-Emerson formula. Seeing a Large Cat is one of the most satisfying reads in the Peabody series so far to date: it blends the usual mystery-spoof comedy with chilling tragedy, makes skillful use of old characters while introducing memorable new ones, and generally revives the series after the Hippopotamus Pool confusion.I have very little negetive to ever say about this series. I cannot get enough of Amelia and Emerson. Ever.