Funny Cozy Mystery Series....

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6. Elizabeth Peters' series featuring Amelia Peabody

Amelia is a decidedly independent Victorian lady, who inherits Papa's money and becomes enamored of all things Egyptian. She and her archeologist husband are constantly in the middle of mysteries.

"Another dead body. Every year it is the same. Every year, another dead body..."
- Abdullah, p. 151, Lion in the Valley

The books:

Crocodile on the Sandbank
Curse of the Pharaohs
The Mummy Case
Lion in the Valley
Deeds of the Disturber
The Last Camel Died at Noon
The Snake, the Crocodile, and the Dog
The Hippopotamus Pool
Seeing a Large Cat
The Ape Who Guards the Balance
The Falcon at the Portal
He Shall Thunder in the Sky
Lord of the Silent
The Golden One
Children of the Storm
Guardian of the Horizon
Serpent on the Crown
Tomb of the Golden Bird
A River in the Sky