Author: Carroll, Emma
Interest age: from c 8 years
Published on 2 August 2018 by Faber & Faber in the United Kingdom.
Paperback | 304 pages
129 x 197 x 23 | 274g
London, 1922. A discovery from ancient Egypt . . .
A cursed package . . .
The untold story of a young pharaoh . . .
When Lilian Kaye finds a parcel on her grandad's doorstep, she is shocked to see who sent it: a famous Egyptologist, found dead that very morning, according to every newspaper in England!The mysterious package holds the key to a story . . . about a king whose tomb archaeologists are desperately hunting for.
Lil and her friends must embark on an incredible journey - to return the package to its resting place, to protect those they love, and to break the deadly pharaoh's curse . . .
'The Hilary Mantel of children's fiction.' Telegraph