Darcy N. reviewed on 11/28/2005 + 13 more book reviews

The year is 1903. The place is Cairo. And preparing to tackle and archaelogical dig in the Valley of the Kings, the intrepid Amelia Peabody dreams of a large cat, and Egyptian sign of good luck. In fact, an ominous message warning "Stay away from tomb Twenty-A" only intrigues her. But Amelia soon acquires a fearful headache when teenage son, Ramses, and her beautiful ward, Nefret, sneak about to help a pretty American who thinks she's being stalked. And when tomb Twenty-A yields a mummy wearing silk undies, Amelia finds herself in a labryinth of macrabe murder, passion, and cruel deciet. Now she needs the cat's good luck and more; feline stealth, a nose for something rotten, and nine lives, or her next dig may be her own grave.

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