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Althea Tomlinson''s ostensible reason for returning to Egypt is to chaperone a spoiled teenager through this fabulous desert land. The truth is more complex . . . and dangerous. Ten years ago something that happened here brought about her father''s ruin and subsequent death—and Althea intends to clear her disgraced parent''s name and finally lay a dark past to rest. But there are some mysteries best left buried in the shifting sands and a devoted daughter''s search for answers is stirring up forgotten memories almost too painful to endure that propel her onward among ancient tombs legendary treasures miraculous discoveries . . . and ever-closer to her own threatened doom.