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An ancient skeleton tossed in a garbage dump is the first conundrum to rattle Gideon Oliver when he arrives in Egypt. There to appear in a documentary film, he expects an undemanding week of movie star treatment and a luxurious cruise up the Nile with his wife, Julie. But when... Read Full Overview

Professor Gideon Oliver, the Skeleton Detective, investigates murder among the ruins of ancient Egypt, in the eighth novel in the critically acclaimed series by Edgar Award-winning author Elkins. The professor is soon on the trail of deadly greed, long-simmering resentments,... Read Full Overview

Among the ancient ruins of the Valley of the Nile, a four-thousand-year-old skeleton appears and reappears in one place after another along a trail of deadly greed.

An ancient skeleton tossed in a garbage dump is the first conundrum to rattle Gideon Oliver when he arrives in Egypt. There to appear in a documentary film, he expects an undemanding week of movie star treatment and a luxurious cruise up the Nile with his wife, Julie. But when... Read Full Overview