The ape who guards the balance

"Sleuth Amelia Peabody Emerson and her family experience various adventures in Egypt early this century while accompanying her husband who is digging in tombs. The boys go undercover in search of a villain while the daughter becomes involved in the local version of women's lib."@en
"When the youngest members of Amelia Peabody and Radcliffe Emerson's party buy a "mint-condition papyrus of the famed Book of the Dead," they face "the wrath of gods like Thoth, the little baboon who protects the scales used to weigh such precious commodities as hearts and souls."--Publisher's description."@en
"In 1907 Egypt, Egyptologist Amelia Peabody and her family investigate the mystery of an extraordinary papyrus "Book of the Dead" that may be connected to some recent murders.--"@en
"Eygptologist Amelia Peabody finds a web of criminals, cults, stolen treasures, and fallen women covering a murder that was probably motivated by greed."@en
"In 1907 Egypt, Egyptologist Amelia Peabody and her family investigate the mystery of an extraordinary papyrus "Book of the Dead" that may be connected to some recent murders."@en
"Following an attempted kidnapping of Amelia, the Emersons depart early for Egypt's 1907 archaeological season. This time it is the younger generation taking centre stage as Ramses, David, and Nefret buy an ancient papyrus and set in motion a deadly chain of events."@en