First published 1997
Amelia Peabody travels to Egypt with her family for an archaeological expedition that quickly spirals into danger. Their adventure begins ominously when they discover an antiquities dealer hanging dead. Someone ransacks their room while they sleep. Dark figures lurk around their excavation site, watching their every move. The Peabody family finds themselves pulled deeper into sinister events they never anticipated. What started as a scholarly pursuit of ancient treasures becomes a fight for survival as mysterious forces close in around them. Amelia must protect her loved ones while unraveling the deadly conspiracy that threatens to destroy everything they came to Egypt to accomplish.
Genres: adventure, mystery, archaeology, 19th-century
Vibes: atmospheric, fast-paced, suspenseful
Tropes: amateur-sleuth, found-family
Setting: Egypt
Period: 19th-Century
256 pages · Paperback · Econ