Grand Master Elizabeth Peters is the New York Times bestselling author of the cherished Amelia Peabody mysteries. Peters uses her expertise in Egyptology to add detail and realism to Amelia’s exploits. Children of the Storm is book 15 in the series, following The Golden One.
The year is 1919 in post-war Egypt. Amelia Peabody and her husband Emerson finally feel they have a moment to rest. But their peace is shattered when the treasure from a tomb is stolen, and the body of the thief, a trusted employee of
Amelia and Emerson, is later found in the desert. Even worse, Ramses, Amelia and Emerson’s son, is kidnapped by a masked figure. Amelia begins a frantic investigation, but soon she finds herself in the midst of the terrifying schemes of her worst adversary yet.
Though Amelia is as courageous and daring as ever, she is up against the fight of her life, with her family’s saftey at stake.