We have two Little Free Libraries on our street, and I picked up this book there. I had read Coma years ago and liked it. This was quite a change from my last book.
Egyptologist Erica Baron, a specialist in New Kingdom hieroglyphics, is on a long awaited dream trip to Egypt. On her first day in Cairo, she is shown a priceless statue of Pharaoh Seti I and then witnesses the murder of the shopkeeper who showed her the statue. Erica finds herself caught between black marketers, a director of antiquities, and a charming Frenchman who wants to stop the export of Egyptian treasures.
Unfortunately, Erica is a Mary Sue. All the men she meets lust after her, they're particularly fascinated by her legs. But, she's just not that interesting. It was only when she is locked in a tomb that I became more interested, but I wasn't interested enough to not fall asleep. Twice.
Overall, this book was disappointing.
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