The Hippopotamus Pool
First edition cover | |
| Author | Elizabeth Peters |
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| Language | English |
| Series | Amelia Peabody series mysteries |
| Genre | Historical mystery |
| Publisher | Warner Books |
Publication date | 1996 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (hardback & paperback) |
| Pages | xvi, 384 |
| ISBN | 0-446-51833-6 |
| OCLC | 32923807 |
| 813/.54 20 | |
| LC Class | PS3563.E747 H54 1996 |
| Preceded by | The Snake, the Crocodile, and the Dog |
| Followed by | Seeing a Large Cat |
The Hippopotamus Pool is the eighth in a series of historical mystery novels, written by Elizabeth Peters and first published in 1996. It features fictional sleuth and archaeologist Amelia Peabody. The story is set in the 1899–1900 archaeological dig season. Although one review found the novel "heavy handed" in its style, while recognizing the many fans of this series, other reviewers enjoyed the wit, the "melodramatic 19th-century writing style" and the dandy "romantic nonsense".