Three women, thousands of years apart. Their lives are inexplicably intertwined. One left a trove of jewels, the worth of which is beyond comprehension. The second left what is said to be a breathtaking palace and a tomb. Both are lost in the blowing sands of time. The third rushes to save ancient stolen jewelry and do her best to protect the lost tomb because the palace is out of her hands.There is a man. His deceiving good looks and wealth hides his desire for the jewels, the palace and the tomb. He driven and will stop at nothing to acquire all.In this, the third installment of The Scepter of the Nile, antiquities will be found and lost and found again. Lives will cross; some with good results, others...not.There will be a hint of the future. The Flail is the third book in the Scepter of the Nile series.