Author's note: Sorry about having to repost this Forward, I found several inconsistencies with Elizabeth Peters' canon. Work on the first chapter will resume as soon as I get English, and other, work finished. Anyway, I hope you enjoy and feel free to comment.
Disclaimer: The right to these lovely characters belongs to Elizabeth Peters, not me.
The Feather on the Scale
Forward
The current editor of Mrs. Amelia Peabody Emerson's journals and the related Emerson Family documents is pleased to inform the devoted reader of the release of her latest book, edited from said documents. While organizing the Emerson papers, the editor found evidence of a curious series of occurrences surrounding the Emerson family during the 1934-35 excavation season.
Following the discovery of an intriguing papyrus at Giza, a series of crimes are committed, one against one beloved member of the family; the family must unite to find the criminal. When all clues begin to point to one of their own, they must delve into the under-crust of Egypt and use old contacts to find the truth.
The events that occur between The Tomb of the Golden Bird and this are many and generally joyful. The pregnancy Nefret had announced produced a daughter named Katherine, more commonly called Kathy. The following year the pair were again blessed with a son, whom the pair named Seth, after the former enemy turned family member to whom they owed Ramses' life. Like his father, he had acquired a pharaonic sobriquet, Seti. A new manuscript, Manuscript T, is believed to be written by the young Seti. In general, groups among the younger generation reminded the family of the trio of the preceding generation.
On a trip to Egypt Sennia met an upright young man from Cairo, to whom her family approved, a few years later they were wed and now live happily in the city.
To the great satisfaction of Amelia and Nefret it had since become socially acceptable for women to wear pants.
And now the editor is pleased to present The Feather on the Scale.