Barbara Michaels (1927–2013)
Autore di Amelia Peabody e la mummia
Sull'Autore
Barbara Mertz was born on September 29, 1927 in Astoria, Illinois. She received a bachelor's degree in 1947, a master's degree in 1950 and doctorate in Egyptology in 1952 from the University of Chicago. She wrote a few books using her real name including Temples, Tombs and Hieroglyphs (1964), Red mostra altro Land, Black Land (1966), and Two Thousand Years in Rome (1968). She also wrote under the pen names Barbara Michaels and Elizabeth Peters. She made her fiction debut, The Master of Blacktower, under the name Barbara Michaels in 1966. She wrote over two dozen novels using this pen name including Sons of the Wolf, Someone in the House, Vanish with the Rose, Dancing Floor, and Other Worlds. Her debut novel under the pen name Elizabeth Peters was The Jackal's Head in 1968. She also wrote the Amelia Peabody series and Vicky Bliss Mystery series using this name. She died on August 8, 2013 at the age of 85. (Bowker Author Biography) mostra meno
Serie
Opere di Barbara Michaels
Malice Domestic 1: An Anthology of Original Traditional Mystery Stories (1992) — A cura di; Introduzione — 183 copie
Liz Peters, PI [short story] 2 copie
The Dark on the Other Side 1 copia
Amelia Peabody, Egyptologist & Archeologist - 14 Book Set; (The Crocodile on the Sandbank, Curse of the Pharaohs, Lion… (2004) 1 copia
The Vengeance of Sekhmet 1 copia
Amelia Peabody (20 Book Series) 1 copia
The Dancing Floor 1 copia
TEMPLES, TOMBS & HYEROGLIPS 1 copia
Crocodile on the Sandbank | The Curse of the Pharaohs | The Last Camel Died at Noon | The Snake, the Crocodile, and the… (1996) 1 copia
The Grey Beginning 1 copia
Amelia Peabody Series 1-5 1 copia
Opere correlate
A Gothic Treasure Trove: Moonraker's Bride / The Golden Unicorn / Kirkland Revels / Wings of the Falcon / Lady of… (1987) — Collaboratore — 98 copie
The Curse of the Pharoahs | Spend Game | Murder on Martha's Vineyard (1981) — Collaboratore — 5 copie
Deadly Trap | Wait for What Will Come | The Last Sherlock Holmes Story (1978) — Collaboratore — 2 copie
La Balsa; Vlucht naar de heuvels; Captain te koop; Ammie, kom naar huis — Collaboratore — 1 copia
Etichette
Informazioni generali
- Nome legale
- Mertz, Barbara Louise
- Altri nomi
- Michaels, Barbara
Peters, Elizabeth
Gross, Barbara Louise
Mertz, Barbara Louise Gross
Mertz, Barbara Gross - Data di nascita
- 1927-09-29
- Data di morte
- 2013-08-08
- Sesso
- female
- Nazionalità
- USA
- Luogo di nascita
- Canton, Illinois, USA
- Luogo di morte
- Frederick, Maryland, USA
- Causa della morte
- pulmonary embolism
- Luogo di residenza
- Canton, Illinois, USA
Frederick, Maryland, USA - Istruzione
- University of Chicago (PhD|Egyptology) ∙ 1952)
- Attività lavorative
- writer
archaeologist
Egyptologist - Relazioni
- Mertz, Richard (former spouse)
Mertz, Elizabeth (offspring)
Mertz, Peter (offspring) - Organizzazioni
- Egypt Exploration Society
- Premi e riconoscimenti
- MWA Grand Master (1998)
Romance Writers of America (Lifetime Achievement Award ∙ 1991)
Malice Domestic Award for Lifetime Achievement (2003) - Agente
- Dominick Abel Literary
Utenti
Recensioni
Liste
1980s (1)
Scholar Novels (19)
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Statistiche
- Opere
- 103
- Opere correlate
- 35
- Utenti
- 68,053
- Popolarità
- #197
- Voto
- 3.8
- Recensioni
- 1,493
- ISBN
- 1,772
- Lingue
- 13
- Preferito da
- 54