City Of The Muse - By Kate Hilton, 1 Each, $19.49
Egypt, 1903: When renowned papyrologist Helen Gardiner arrives at an excavation site in the ancient city of Calliopolis, she learns that she has been given the job because her predecessor has disappeared under mysterious circumstances. One of the only women on the dig, Helen soon discovers that theres more to Calliopolis than meets the eye. The archaeologists on the dig, mostly men, all have not only their own towering egos, but their own agendas, including secrets they might kill to protect.Toronto, 2019: Archivist Maddie Sloan is at a dead end: she feels like her career is stalled, and shes still healing from her recent breakup with Ben. Ben still works with Maddies father, a famous archaeologist, and with whom Maddie has had a major falling out. It feels like her father has chosen Ben over her.When famous TV archaeologist Peter Bahar arrives at the Toronto Archaeological Museum to verify the provenance of objects from their Egyptian collection believed to be from Calliopolis, Maddie jumps at the opportunity. After all, she has her own ties to the Cursed City of Calliopolis through her grandmother, Iris, who worked at the site. As Maddie and Peter begin digging into the objects and circumstances surrounding the excavation, they learn that two papyrologists seem to have abruptly disappeared from the dig without explanation. Suddenly, a search for provenance becomes a quest to uncover a history of secrets and liesand a murder that has been covered up for ages.
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