Elizabeth Peters Books in Order: A Timeline with Twists and Turns

A picture is worth a thousand words. But the photo Vicky receives of a woman wearing Trojan gold raises a thousand questions. Because the gold disappeared after WWII. And this photograph is recent. 

A short novella packed with plenty of mystery and intrigue, it sets up the alluring backstory for one of the series main characters. 

Vicky Bliss is more than a brainy but beautiful art historian. Her expertise often leads her to danger. When her curiosity takes her to find the secrets hidden in a medieval German castle, she’ll have to rely on her courage to make it out alive. 

When Vicky finds a note with hieroglyphs and a piece of jewelry on a dead man, she’s immediately intrigued. Especially when she finds out it’s a fake. Now, she just has to find out who faked it, and why. 

Vicky is intrigued by a red rose, ticket to Stockholm, and a cryptic message. But when it leads to an excavation on a remote island, she could be digging her own grave. 

Vicky is pretty good a solving crime. That’s why she heads to Egypt to solve a murder and stop a heist despite not being an expert in Egyptian art or history. But when she finds her missing lover with his new flame, she almost overlooks the danger closing in. 

Someone stole the mummy of King Tut. The top suspect is international art thief and Vicky’s long-time beau, John Tregarth. He claims he’s innocent. It’s up to Vicky to clear his name. 

When a series of accidents befall seven students studying in Rome, it seems their dreams are turning into nightmares. But when one of them is murdered and another is convinced she’s next, it’s up to American librarian Jacqueline Kirby to uncover the truth. 

Every year, modern admirers gather annually at a remote English cottage for a weekend of fake-murder and dress-up in honor of King Richard III, one of Shakespeare’s most notorious villains. But when one dies, Jacqueline has to untangle the mystery before the murderer strikes again. 

Jacqueline needs some excitement in her life. That’s why she goes to a romance convention in New York City. But when a gossip columnist suddenly turns up dead, Jacqueline knows the death is anything but natural. 

Now an ex-librarian turned bestselling author, Jacqueline is ready to call it quits. Until she’s given the opportunity of a lifetime. But when a series of accidents makes it clear that someone wants her story to end, Jacqueline has to find out why. 

The first in the Amelia Peabody series starts with a bang as the titular character sets off for Cairo with unshakeable self-confidence, her journal, and a sturdy umbrella. 

Amelia Peabody continues her expedition in Egypt while her toddler son stays in England. But a woman in white floats through the excavation spreading fear and death. 

Amelia’s husband Radcliffe Emerson is proving that his nickname “Father of Curses” might actually be true as strange occurrences plague the couple on their latest archeological dig. 

When Amelia and her family set off on a long-awaited dig, she finds that an infamous grave digger may have his sights set on robbing the meddling lady archeologist of her life. 

Back in Britain, Amelia faces a mummy’s curse after a nightwatchman is found dead in the British Museum. Did fear kill him? Or is something—or someone else—at play? 

After their last camel dies, Amelia and her husband have to trek across the desert armed with only a cryptic note and a map. And they’re have to solve an Ancient Egyptian mystery if they want to survive. 

Amelia hopes her latest excursion to the Egyptian desert will rejuvenate her marriage to Emerson. But an old enemy has other plans for the couple. 

When Amelia and her family find an undisturbed Royal Tomb, they find themselves with a trove of treasures criminals find irresistible, including a new enemy who proves to be as clever and resourceful as Amelia. 

Amelia has her hands full. Her teenage son Ramsey goes on an alarming adventure, and two friends need her help, one with a spiritualist and the other facing an unknown threat. And then there’s the ominous message warning her to stay away from a tomb. 

When Amelia and Emerson discover a papyrus scroll of the Book of the Dead, the find themselves pursued by the cult of Thoth and along with an old enemy. 

As Amelia tries to clear Ramsey’s best friend of being falsely accused of selling ancient artifacts, a body is found at her excavation site, sparking a series of problems that threaten to tear her family apart. 

Despite civil unrest, Amelia and Emerson are back in Egypt for an archeological dig. But their son hides his spy activity and an artifact digs up Amelia’s archnemesis. 

With a war raging, Amelia and her family set off for their annual dig. But when she finds a fresh body in an old tomb, she finds herself in the middle of a dangerous conspiracy. 

The war continues to ravage the world but this time danger strikes Ramsey. As he heads to a fabled seaport on a perilous mission, his wife Nefret guards a secret. 

Enjoying her first grandchild and the end of the war, Amelia hopes their annual excavation will prove a quiet one. But past dangers and a new adversary put the family on a direct course to destruction. 

Amelia and Emerson never told anyone about the Lost Oasis. But when their friend and brother of the ruling monarch needs their help, they retrace their steps and find the real reason for their journey. 

When a widow delivers a cursed relic to Amelia’s home on the Nile, she pleads with Amelia to return the artifact to its tomb before it kills again. Is it superstition? Or is someone in Amelia’s family going to be the next victim. 

After being denied the chance to look for King Tut’s tomb, Emerson and Ramses are confronted by a strange group demanding “where is he”. Determined to protect her family, Amelia sets off to find out who “he” is and why anyone is looking for him. 

Banned from the Valley of the Kings, Amelia and Emerson head to the corrupt and crumbling Ottoman Empire where their friend is determined to find the lost Ark of the Covenant in the penultimate novel of this beloved series. 

It’s time to say goodbye to Amelia Peabody. In this final novel, Amelia and her husband set off to find the stolen bust of Queen Nefertiti. But will a parade of assassins finally put an end to the intrepid archeologist? Or will she finally unmask her long-time rival and enemy? 

Escorting a spoiled teenager isn’t the only reason Althea Tomlinson is returning to Egypt. It’s also to clear her disgraced parent’s names. But some things are better left buried in the shifting sand. And the closer she gets to the truth, the more danger she might be in. 

Dinah van der Lyn is in Jerusalem on a rare opportunity to visit biblical sites shrouded in mystery. But when she hears someone get murdered, she’s pulled into an unholy conspiracy. Now, she has to trust a stranger who can either lead her to salvation or doom. 

Carol Farley thought her dad was dead. But when she received a recent photo of him in an unmarked envelope, she heads to Mexico City to find the truth. 

When young archeologist student Susan is invited to join a Highland dig, she’s ecstatic. But when the mysterious person who delivers a cryptic message is found dead, Susan has to find out why someone is trying to frame her for murder. 

Young, rich, engaged Ellie decides to house sit for her eccentric Aunt Kate in a palatial estate. But then she soon discovers dark secrets are tied to a book she brought to the house, and that she may have awakened something satanic. 

Young anthropologist D.J. Young finds herself the object of several men’s desire. But when she’s surrounded by seances, hypnotic trances, apparitions, and a mysterious disappearance, it’s going to take all her cleverness to unravel the truth. 

Laurie returned to her family home in the Maryland woods to find peace. But things are very different than she remembers them. Something is lurking in the forest. And Laurie’s aging loved ones may be in serious danger. 

After Elizabeth’s brilliant, eccentric idol and historian—and Elizabeth’s new boss—is kidnapped, Elizabeth finds herself alone in a foreign land. Relying on the historian’s insufferable son, they set out to find her before things turn deadly. 

Four short stories, one featuring two of Peters’ most beloved characters, each with a new introduction written for each are printed together for the first time.