I have read a few of the Amelia Peabody books but don’t remember much about Amelia’s roots and history. I tried researching to see if Amelia was an inspiration from Christie and it seems that she was inspired more from real life people. It’s interesting how we each have different ideas of what this book reminds us of. For me, the tone of voice of Anne the Adventuress reminded me of an even more modern book,
Olives Joules and Her Overactive Imagination by Helen Fielding (of Bridget Jones fame). I adored this book and wish that she had continued this series.
From Goodreads:
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At the close of the last millennium, Helen Fielding debuted the irrepressible (and blockbuster-bestselling) Bridget Jones. Now, Fielding gives us a sensational new heroine for a new era...Move over 007, a stunning, sexy-and decidedly female-new player has entered the world of international espionage. Her name is Olivia Joules (that’s "J.O.U.L.E.S. the unit of kinetic energy") and she's ready to take America by storm with charm, style, and her infamous Overactive Imagination.
How could a girl not be drawn to the alluring, powerful Pierre Ferramo-he of the hooded eyes, impeccable taste, unimaginable wealth, exotic international homes, and dubious French accent? Could Ferramo really be a major terrorist bent on the Western world’s destruction, hiding behind a smokescreen of fine wines, yachts, and actresses slash models? Or is it all just a product of Olivia Joules’s overactive imagination?
Join Olivia in her heart-stopping, hilarious, nerve-frazzling quest from hip hotel to eco-lodge to underwater cave, by light aircraft, speedboat, helicopter, and horse, in this witty, contemporary, and utterly unputdownable novel deluxe.
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