A globe-trotting archeologist with more grit, wit, and fortitude than Indian Jones himself, the intrepid Amelia Peabody confronts danger and dark mystery in the desert sands of Egypt in —a breathtaking adventure from bestselling Grandmaster Elizabeth Peters that encompasses treachery, villainy, bloodthirsty cults, the Book of the Dead…and murder most foul. The proclaims Elizabeth Peters “a mistress of plot,” while the declares, “Amelia remains an irrepressible delight.”