num_pages: 366
description: 
  New York Times
 BestsellerFrom New York Times bestselling author Elizabeth Peters comes another riveting mystery in her phenomenally popular Amelia Peabody series.The Land of the Pharaohs harbors more secrets than any tomb can hide.In Egypt for the 1911 archaeological season, Amelia Peabody and her family are not anticipating trouble, but it finds them nonetheless. Their young friend David is accused of selling ancient artifacts, and it's up to the Emersons to expose the real culprit. But the body of an American discovered at the bottom of their excavation shaft and a child of mysterious antecedents are sparking twin crises that threaten to tear the family apart. Amelia brings her estimable powers of deduction to bear, but she might not survive long enough to unravel more than one perplexing puzzle—because suddenly someone is shooting bullets in her direction...and coming too close for comfort!
language: English
title: The Falcon at the Portal
titlecomplete: The Falcon at the Portal (Amelia Peabody, #11)
characters: Amelia Peabody, Walter "Ramses" Emerson, David Todros, Amelia (Lia) Emerson, Radcliffe Emerson, Nefret Forth, Karl von Bork, Katherine (Kat) Whitney-Jones, Kevin O'Connell, Percival (Percy) Peabody, Seshat, Cyrus Vandergelt
genres: Adventure, Historical Mystery, Historical, Mystery, Egypt, Romance, Historical Fiction, Audiobook, Fiction, Mystery Thriller
ratings_count: 10599
places: Egypt, Kent, England
series: Amelia Peabody  
publisher: Avon Twilight