The pyramid murders
Smith, Fiona Veitch, 1970-2024
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1930. Miss Clara Vale, chemistry major turned detective, is taking a night off from sleuthing to attend the launch party of a new exhibition at the Hancock Museum in Newcastle. But when the piece de resistance, a rare ornate sarcophagus, is finally opened and it turns out the mummy inside it is a fake it looks like there is no rest for Clara after all. Later that night, she is summoned back to the museum and asked to investigate a series of stolen Egyptian artefacts. Using her scientific and forensic prowess, Clara, with her trusted assistant Bella in tow, embarks on a trail that will lead from Newcastle to London and along the river Nile to Cairo. But she is not the only person hunting for stolen antiquities and when she uncovers an international smuggling ring with a penchant for murder, it becomes clear that Clara's own life is in danger too.
Main title:
The pyramid murders / Fiona Veitch Smith.
Author:
Smith, Fiona Veitch, 1970-, author
Work:
Imprint:
London : Embla Books, 2024.
Collation:
304 pages ; 20 cm.
Series title:
ISBN:
9781471415920 (pbk)
Dewey class:
823.92
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
810506