When wealthy Colonel Delamere dies after a botched burglary it’s up to Eric Ward to manage his estate—and catch the killers.
But the Colonel’s will contains perplexing instructions for the disposal of an ancient Egyptian statuette, first discovered by Howard Carter in the Valley of the Kings in 1922. The artefact was supposed to be handed to the Foreign Office—but it was stolen by the burglars.
The allegedly cursed statuette could change the course of the entire Middle East.
Eric simply wants to carry out his friend’s last wishes.
But along the way he runs up against an Israeli secret agent, the Foreign Office, and various dangerous factions—who all want the ancient artefact …
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“Roy Lewis is a writer who believes in keeping his readers on their toes with plenty of twists and surprises.”
— Daily Telegraph (UK), praise for the author
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— Newcastle Journal, praise for the series“Tense, impressively evocative, and related in a refreshingly old-fashioned manner.”
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Roy Lewis (1933–2019) was a well-established crime writer with more than sixty novels to his name. He lived in the north of England, where he set many of his books. He was a former college principal and Inspector of Schools who ran business training programs and had business interests in Hong Kong, Singapore, and Malaysia. His three children are all lawyers. He also wrote books on law under the pen name J. R. Lewis.
Armando Durán has appeared in films, television, and regional theaters throughout the West Coast. For the last decade he has been a member of the resident acting company at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival. In 2009 he was named by AudioFile as Best Voice in Biography and History for his narration of Che Guevara. A native Californian, he divides his time between Los Angeles and Ashland, Oregon.