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Heart of the Nile (Barker & Llewelyn, Bk 15)
Heart of the Nile - Barker & Llewelyn, Bk 15 Author:Will Thomas London, 1893. Cyrus Barker, along with his partner Thomas LLewelyn, is the premier enquiry agent on all of nineteenth-century London and beyond. They've thwarted the designs of villains and crooks of all sorts, helped Scotland Yard crack their most challenging cases, and worked for Her Majesty's Government on the very highest level... more »s. But never before have they faces a more dangerous case than a four-millenium-old mystery.
On Boxing Day, 1893, Phillip Addison, a volunteer at the British Museum is cataloging the mummies in the Egyptian archives when he makes a startling discovery. A mummy believed to be of no significance may well be the greatest find of the century. Examining it closely, Addison discovers there is a giant ruby in the shape of a heart buried in the chest of the mummified corpse. With the museum deserted, Addison is determined to find a safe place to protect the ruby until his discovery can be revealed. The following morning, Addison's wife shows up at the offices of Barker & Llewelyn-her husband did not return home the previous night and she fears the worst. Barker & Llewelyn find themselves in the crosshairs. They must evade a violent street gang, a ruthless collector who will do anything to acquire what he wants, and the British Musuem itself, which just might have lost the most precious artifact in its vast collection.« less