Museum Book Club

See museum objects with unique stories, enjoy light refreshments, and discuss this quarter’s Museum Book Club pick, The Crocodile on the Sandbank by Elizabeth Peters. 

Registration is required for all Museum Book Club meetings. A free copy of the book is available with proof of registration while supplies last. Participants may pick up their copy starting Saturday, January 18 at the 2nd floor Library Reference Desk.

About the book: From a New York Times bestselling author, a Victorian-era thriller featuring Egyptologist Amelia Peabody, a self-proclaimed spinster and heiress who's unrattled by anyone—including mummies. The unshakeable Amelia Peabody embarks on an Egyptian adventure armed with self-confidence, a journal to record her thoughts, and, of course—a sturdy umbrella. On her way to Cairo, Amelia rescues young Evelyn Barton-Forbes, who has been abandoned by her scoundrel lover. Together the two women sail up the Nile to an archeological site run by a pair of handsome brothers. Strange visitations, suspicious accidents, and a botched kidnapping convince Amelia that there is a plot afoot to harm Evelyn. Now Amelia finds herself up against an unknown enemy—and perilous forces that threaten to make her first Egyptian trip also her last...