Can a beautiful lapis lazuli scarab hold a curse from a pharaoh’s tomb?
Set in 1956 in Melbourne, London, Paris, Rome and Cairo, Cassandra Bain, a fashion designer, is not a nice person. Embittered by her marriage breakup after four miscarriages, she has become cold and heartless. Then in London, her lover Leigh Kershaw, gives her a scarab beetle brooch. Ancient Egyptians used scarabs in place of the mummified heart. Cassandra doesn’t miss the significance of such a gift.
Then Leigh introduces her to Peter Trembath, a professor of Egyptology, who tells her about a pharaoh’s curse. Cassandra wonders if her scarab beetle is cursed, given that it was found in the tomb of Imhotep, revered doctor and magician, who became known as the god of healing.
Soon afterwards, Cassandra reads a headline in a London newspaper announcing the death of an Egyptologist, claiming that the curse of the pharaohs has struck again. From this moment onwards, Cassandra is led through a maze of betrayal and murder.
If you enjoy intrigue and suspense, this fast-faced mystery is for you!
Genre: Mystery
Set in 1956 in Melbourne, London, Paris, Rome and Cairo, Cassandra Bain, a fashion designer, is not a nice person. Embittered by her marriage breakup after four miscarriages, she has become cold and heartless. Then in London, her lover Leigh Kershaw, gives her a scarab beetle brooch. Ancient Egyptians used scarabs in place of the mummified heart. Cassandra doesn’t miss the significance of such a gift.
Then Leigh introduces her to Peter Trembath, a professor of Egyptology, who tells her about a pharaoh’s curse. Cassandra wonders if her scarab beetle is cursed, given that it was found in the tomb of Imhotep, revered doctor and magician, who became known as the god of healing.
Soon afterwards, Cassandra reads a headline in a London newspaper announcing the death of an Egyptologist, claiming that the curse of the pharaohs has struck again. From this moment onwards, Cassandra is led through a maze of betrayal and murder.
If you enjoy intrigue and suspense, this fast-faced mystery is for you!
Genre: Mystery
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