Skip to main content
PBS logo
 
 

Book Reviews of The Jackal's Head

The Jackal's Head
The Jackal's Head
Author: Elizabeth Peters
ISBN-13: 9780812500028
ISBN-10: 0812500024
Publication Date: 10/15/1988
Pages: 245
Rating:
  • Currently 3.8/5 Stars.
 26

3.8 stars, based on 26 ratings
Publisher: Tor Books
Book Type: Paperback
Reviews: Amazon | Write a Review

5 Book Reviews submitted by our Members...sorted by voted most helpful

reviewed The Jackal's Head on + 84 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
Love the authentic Egyptian settings but the time frame is modern, and the author because of her attention to details is always a good read. The San Francisco Chronical says, " Elizabeth Peters is truely great." Note: not part of the Amelia Peabody series, which are also set in Egypt.
reviewed The Jackal's Head on + 6 more book reviews
Although not her strongest offering, anything by Peters is a great read!
reviewed The Jackal's Head on + 38 more book reviews
superb mystery /thriller set in egypt.
reviewed The Jackal's Head on + 90 more book reviews
Not bad. If you've discovered EP/BM and want to read everything she's written, add this to your list. But it's not one of her best.
reviewed The Jackal's Head on + 988 more book reviews
Althea Tomlinson says she has returned to Egypt to see the sights, and to chaperon a spoiled teenager through this strange and breathtaking desert land. The truth is more complex...and dangerous. Ten years ago, something here brought about her father's ruin and subsequent death -- and Althea intends to clear her disgraced parent's name and lay a dark past finally to rest. But there are some mysteries best left buried in the shifting sands. And a devoted daughter's search for answers is stirring up forgotten memories almost too painful to endure, and propelling her onward toward ancient tombs, legendary treasures, miraculous discoveries...and ever-closer to her own probable doom.