In the autumn of 1818, Lucius Grenville at last persuades me to join him in an expedition to Egypt, one I’ve long anticipated. I go for more than a simple holiday, however—the crime lord James Denis has tasked me with finding an “object” in Alexandria and procuring it, whatever the cost.
Locating what Denis wants in the teeming cities of Alexandria and Cairo proves difficult, sending me, Grenville, and Brewster into tombs and temples down the Nile. I discover that the burgeoning market for antiquities has made Egypt’s ancient history open for plunder, bringing forth ruthless men who will not stop short of murder for the sake of a fortune.
I must deal with treasure hunters, a shadow following me and my friends, murder, and missing my new family as I explore the country I have so longed to see…