Tomb of the Golden Bird

Tomb of the Golden Bird

Infobox Book
name = Tomb of the Golden Bird
title_orig =
translator =


image_caption = First edition cover for "Tomb of the Golden Bird"
author = Elizabeth Peters
illustrator =
cover_artist =
country = United States
language = English
series = Amelia Peabody mysteries
genre = Mystery, Historical novel
publisher = HarperCollins
release_date = 2006
media_type = Print (Hardback & Paperback)
pages = xii, 381 pp
isbn = ISBN 0-06-059180-3
preceded_by = The Serpent on the Crown
followed_by =

"Tomb of the Golden Bird" (2006) is the 18th in a series of mystery novels, written by Elizabeth Peters and featuring fictional sleuth and archaeologist Amelia Peabody.

Explanation of the novel's title

The title comes from the nickname given the tomb of Tutankhamon by Egyptian workers, who were fascinated by the pet canary of Howard Carter and certain the golden bird would bring a lucky season.

Plot summary

Howard Carter returns as a featured character, as the Emersons are privy to his discovery of the tomb of Tutankhamon.

ee also

*List of characters in the Amelia Peabody series


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