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The Dead Sea Cipher

By: Elizabeth Peters
Narrated by: Grace Conlin
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Dinah Van der Lyn hears the cries for help through her hotel room wall, cries in English in the middle of Beirut. "Help" is the only English word spoken. She thinks the men are simply drunk and fighting. Her mistake is the first step on an odyssey of terror that will take Dinah to the fabled cities of Sidon, Tyro, Damascus....

And then Jerusalem, racing through the twisting streets not knowing if the man she is following will lead her to safety...or into a deadly trap!

©1970 Elizabeth Peters (P)1996 Blackstone Audiobooks Middle East Mystery Fiction Suspense
Archaeological Adventures • Intriguing Plot • Pleasant Sounding Narrator • Appealing Protagonist • Swift Pace

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It’s funny to hear about that “crazy new music” by the Beatles, and other references that date this story to the 1970s or thereabouts.
I was also struck by the references to the desert landscape and to archaeology, which play such a large role in the Amelia Peabody stories.

Dated but still fun

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Interesting characters, Biblical knowledge, no unpleasant modern surprises that left me with a disgusting waste of my time feeling!!

Authors knowledge of THE HOLY LAND and extensive research.

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great book but recording has muffled voices in the back, as long as you dont mind it you are good.

good book

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Intriguing plot, but this doesn't have nearly the polish of the author's later works. The characters are all just a bit too clever and witty, and the plot is a little hard to follow at times. It also lacks some attention to detail - it was Abraham who was asked to sacrifice his son in Genesis, and the narrator, though quite skilled and pleasant sounding, mispronounces several words.

Pleasant enough for a free audio book but possibly not worth a purchase or using a credit unless you want to see how the author started out in her novel-writing second career.

Good but uneven

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While in a Lebanese hotel, American tourist Dinah overhears a cry for help from the next room. Her response unwittingly involves her in a murder investigation. When she leaves Beirut for a tour of Israel, she becomes further enmeshed, this time with spies, archeological treasures, and romance. This is a typical Peters' adventure, with an intelligent heroine, historical interests, and improbable but fun action. Peters was talented at making interesting plots and likable characters and, while this novel is not as good as others by her, I was entertained throughout.

Ms. Conlin gave an average performance with mostly distinctive voices, but accents that weren't always uniform..

Fun Adventure

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