Hippopotamus Pool by Elizabeth Peters

Hippopotamus Pool

Amelia Peabody #8

Elizabeth Peters

467 pages first pub 1996 (editions)

fiction historical mystery mysterious medium-paced
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A masked stranger offers to reveal an Egyptian queens' lost tomb - and Amelia Peabody and her irascible archaeologist husband Emerson are intrigued, to say the least. When the guide mysteriously disappears before he can tell them his secret, the P...

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Community Reviews Summary of 764 reviews

Moods

adventurous 87%
mysterious 87%
funny 43%
lighthearted 37%
informative 18%
emotional 12%
relaxing 6%
tense 6%

Pace

medium 66%
fast 33%

Plot- or character-driven?

A mix: 57% | Plot: 42%

Strong character development?

Yes: 50% | No: 42% | N/A: 7%

Loveable characters?

Yes: 84% | It's complicated: 15%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 66% | No: 16% | It's complicated: 16%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

No: 41% | Yes: 33% | It's complicated: 25%

Average rating

3.98

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