Edited by Caro1970 at 10-07-2023 18:37
A unique treasure obtained by unscrupulous means, the smallgold statuette of an unidentified Egyptian king is a priceless relic from abygone era. But more than history surrounds the remarkable artifact -- for itis said that early death will come to anyone who possesses it. Enjoying a world finally at peace, the Emersons havereturned to the Valley of the Kings in 1922. With the lengthy ban on theirarchaeological activities lifted, Amelia Peabody and her family look forward todelving once more into the age-old mysteries buried in Egypt's ever-shiftingsands. But a widow's strange story -- and even stranger request -- is about toplunge them into a storm of secrets, treachery, superstition ... and murder. The woman, a well-known author, has come bearing anill-gotten treasure -- a golden likeness of a forgotten king -- which sheclaims is cursed. Already, she insists, it has taken the life of her husband,and unless it is returned to the tomb from which it was stolen, more peoplewill die. Intrigued by the mystery, Amelia and her clan resolve touncover the secrets of the statue's origins, setting off on a trail that twistsand turns in directions they never anticipated -- and, perhaps, toward an oldnemesis with unscrupulous new designs. But each step toward the truth seems toreveal another peril, suggesting to the intrepid Amelia that the curse is morethan mere superstition. And its next victim might well be her irasciblehusband, Radcliffe, their beloved son, Ramses, his lovely wife, Nefret ... or AmeliaPeabody herself.
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