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Staph

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3. Barbara Mertz is one of my favorite authors.

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Sun Mar 8, 2020, 06:53 PM

Mar 2020

She is better known as Barbara Michaels (horror/romance mysteries, okay but not my cup of tea) and Elizabeth Peters. As Peters she wrote funny mysteries, standalones and three different series:

Amelia Peabody - a Victorian/Edwardian wife of an archaeologist - many of these mysteries take place in Egypt. There are twenty Peabody novels.
Vicky Bliss - a contemporary art history professor and John Smythe, an art thief, who keep getting involved in international crime. There are six Bliss novels, and the last two tie to the Peabody family.
Jacqueline Kirby - a middle-aged librarian and later romance novelist who also seems to attract crime and criminals. There are four Kirby novels.

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Barbara Mertz is one of my favorite authors. Staph Mar 2020 #3