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Barbara Mertz (born 1927) is the real name of authors Elizabeth Peters and Barbara Michaels. Mertz has a Ph.D from the University of Chicago in Egyptology, which she received at the age of 23. She has written two books on ancient Egypt, but has primarily written mystery and suspense novels. Dr. Mertz has been a published writer since 1964 and continues to write the Amelia Peabody series under the Elizabeth Peters pseudonym.

Under the name Barbara Michaels, she writes primarily gothic and supernatural thrillers. The name Barbara Michaels was chosen by her publisher since she had already published one nonfiction book on ancient Egypt, and the publisher wanted her novels to be distinctive and not be confused with her academic work.

Nonfiction Books

Temples, Tombs, and Hieroglyphs--1964; rev. ed. 2007
Two Thousand Years in Rome (with Richard Mertz)--1968
Red Land, Black Land--1978; rev. ed.2008

Amelia Peabody

As of 2006, this series contains 18 books; the most recent, Tomb of the Golden Bird, was published in April 2006. The eponymous heroine is an Egyptologist and is married with one child. The stories are mostly set in Egypt; the time period covered ranges from the late 1800s to after the First World War.

Tomb of the Golden Bird - Published March 2006
The Serpent on the Crown - Published March 2005
Guardian of the Horizon - Published March 2004
Children of the Storm - 1919-20 Season - Published April 2003
The Golden One - 1916-17 Season - Published 2002
Lord of the Silent - 1915-16 Season - Published 2001
He Shall Thunder in the Sky - 1914-15 Season - Published 2000
The Falcon at the Portal - 1911-12 Season - Published 1999
The Ape Who Guards the Balance - 1906-07 Season - Published 1998
Seeing A Large Cat - Published 1997
The Hippopotamus Pool - Published 1996
The Snake, the Crocodile and the Dog - Published 1992
The Last Camel Died at Noon - Published 1991
The Deeds of the Disturber - Summer 1896 - Published 1988
Lion in the Valley - 1895-96 Season - Published 1986
The Mummy Case - Published 1985
The Curse of the Pharaohs - Published 1981
Crocodile on the Sandbank - Published 1975

additionally: Amelia Peabody's Egypt: A Compendium - Published October 2003

Vicky Bliss

The Vicky Bliss novels follow the adventures of an American professor of art history who keeps getting involved in international crime and her love interest, a charming art thief known as Sir John Smythe. Another Peters novel, The Camelot Caper (1969), while not technically a Vicky Bliss story, features Smythe. The novels can be enjoyed in any order, but the stories are highly sequential in nature and are probably better appreciated if read in order of publication.

Borrower of the Night (1973)
Street of the Five Moons (1978)
Silhouette in Scarlet (1983)
Trojan Gold (1987)
Night Train to Memphis (1994)
The Laughter of Dead Kings (2008)

There is a connection between these books and the Amelia Peabody series, but the references are cryptic and the author isn't telling. The two series are definitely set in the same fictional universe; a fictional tomb discovered by Amelia Peabody and her husband plays an important role in Night Train to Memphis. In the same book, John Tregarth's mother Jen mentions that her own mother had a connection to Egypt. Furthermore, the plot of The Laughter of Dead Kings, the sixth novel in the series, due out August 2008, revolves around the theft of an ancient Egyptian artifact. John Tregarth also makes an appearance as the charming but larcenous "Cousin John" in Elizabeth Peter's "The Camelot Caper", a stand-alone romantic suspense novel.

Jacqueline Kirby

Jacqueline Kirby is a librarian with a very large purse and a knack for solving mysteries.

Though she appears mainly as a supporting character in The Seventh Sinner, her maturity, quirkiness, and pursuit of romantic relationships made her a standout. The character blossomed with Murders of Richard III & Die For Love, the latter of which featured her wearing increasingly outrageous costumes, and writing a series of prehistoric romances, which continues into Naked Once More.