About the Book:
For years her explorer father promised Dr. Lauren Westlake she'd accompany him on one of his Egyptian expeditions. But as the empty promises mounted, Lauren determined to earn her own way. Now the assistant curator of Egyptology for the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Lauren receives two unexpected invitations.
The first is her repentant father's offer to finally bring her to Egypt as his colleague on a new expedition. The second is a chance to enter the world of New York's wealthiest patrons who have been victims of art fraud.
With Egyptomania sweeping the city after the discovery of King Tut's tomb, Detective Joe Caravello is on the hunt for a notorious forger preying on the open wallets of New York's high society. Dr. Westlake is just the expert he needs to help him track the criminal. Together they search for the truth, and the closer Lauren and Joe get to discovering the forger's identity, the more entangled they become in a web of deception and crime.
My Review:
“Dead people were easy to talk to. It was the living ones that often gave Lauren trouble. Even her father. No. Especially him.” Therein lies the difficulty that Dr. Lauren Westlake has as her estranged father reappears in her life after being absent for so long. I loved this book. The ever-forgiving Lauren, fake Egyptian artifacts, mystery, romance, villains, it’s all there.
Ms. Green is a masterful storyteller weaving historical facts and an intriguing story into a book that once I began reading it was hard to put down. Here are some other things I loved about it:
1920’s era
a female assistant museum curator
a detective with right on hunches
lifelike historical details
plot twists!
redemption message
I highly recommend purchasing this book. It would be a perfect selection for a book club so that others can enjoy reading and discussing it with you.
I received a copy of this book from the publisher through NetGalley. A positive review was not required and all opinions expressed are my own.
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