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Althea Tomlinson returns to Egypt to chaperone a spoiled teenager through the desert, seeking to clear her disgraced father's name and confront a dark past that brought ruin and death a decade earlier. What starts as a nostalgic tour quickly turns into a perilous quest, as lost memories, ancient tombs, and legendary treasures surface—each revealing deeper dangers that could end Althea’s life.
First publish date: 1968
Genre: Mystery & Detective/Historical Mystery
Authors: Elizabeth Peters
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