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Lydia Smith is a licensed para‑archaeologist who, after a harrowing incident in an alien tomb, takes a part‑time position at Shrimpton's House of Ancient Horrors, a small museum in the Old Cadence city. Her plan to revive her career is derailed when she discovers a dead body in one of the sarcophagus exhibitions and encounters Emmett London, a client who proves to be one of the city’s most dangerous men. As unexpected setbacks pile up, Lydia must navigate the shadows of the dead city and the unpredictable events that unfold after dark.
First publish date: 2000
Genre: Suspense/Romantic Suspense
Authors: Jayne Ann Krentz
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