Mertz, Barbara (Louise) G(ross)

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MERTZ, Barbara (Louise) G(ross)

MERTZ, Barbara (Louise) G(ross). Also writes as Barbara Michaels, Elizabeth Peters. American, b. 1927. Genres: Mystery/Crime/Suspense, Romance/Historical, Archaeology/Antiquities. Career: Egyptologist. Publications: Temples, Tombs, and Hieroglyphs, 1964; Red Land, Black Land: The World of the Ancient Egyptians, 1966; (with R. Mertz) Two Thousand Years in Rome, 1968. AS BARBARA MICHAELS: The Master of Black- tower, 1966; Sons of the Wolf, 1967; Ammie, Come Home, 1968; Prince of Darkness, 1969; The Dark on the Other Side, 1970; Greygallows, 1972; The Crying Child, 1973; Witch, 1973; House of Many Shadows, 1974; The Sea King's Daughter, 1975; Patriot's Dream, 1976; Wings of the Falcon, 1977; Wait for What Will Come, 1978; The Walker in Shadows, 1979; The Wizard's Daughter, 1980; Someone in the House, 1981; Black Rainbow, 1982; Here I Stay, 1983; The Grey Beginning, 1984; Be Buried in the Rain, 1985; Shattered Silk, 1986; Search the Shadows, 1987; Smoke and Mirrors, 1989; Into the Darkness, 1990; Vanish with the Rose, 1992; Houses of Stone, 1993; Stitches in Time, 1995; The Dancing Floor, 1997; Other Worlds, 1999. MYSTERY-ROMANCES AS ELIZABETH PETERS: The Jackal's Head, 1968; The Camelot Caper, 1969; The Dead Sea Cipher, 1970; The Night of Four Hundred Rabbits, 1971, in U.K. as Shadows in the Moonlight, 1975; The Seventh Sinner, 1972; Borrower of the Night, 1973; The Murders of Richard III, 1974; Crocodile on the Sandbank, 1975; Legend in Green Velvet, 1976, in U.K. as Ghost in Green Velvet, 1977; Devil-May-Care, 1977; Street of the Five Moons, 1978; Summer of the Dragon, 1979; The Love Talker, 1980; The Curse of the Pharaohs, 1981; The Copenhagen Connection, 1982; Silhouette in Scarlet, 1983; Die for Love, 1984; The Mummy Case, 1985; Lion in the Valley, 1986; Trojan Gold, 1987; Deeds of the Disturber, 1988; Naked Once More, 1989; The Last Camel Died at Noon, 1991; The Snake, the Crocodile and the Dog, 1992; Night Train to Memphis, 1994; The Hippopotamus Pool, 1996; Seeing a Large Cat, 1997; The Falcon at the Portal, 1999; He Shall Thunder in the Sky, 2000; Lord of the Silent, 2001; The Golden One, 2002; Children of the Storm, 2003; (with K. Whitbread) Amelia Peabody's Egypt, 2003. Address: c/o Dominick Abel Literary Agency, 146 W 82nd St No 1B, New York, NY 10024, U.S.A.