The Egyptian Coffin (Lord Ambrose Historical Mysteries) - Softcover

Jakeman, Jane

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0747256047 ISBN 13: 9780747256045

Publisher: Headline Book Publishing, 1998

Synopsis

Autumn, 1830. Lilian Westmorland, the spirited young heiress to an estate in England's West Country, has only narrowly survived a devastating riding accident. Her guardian thinks it best that she travel to Egypt, where the warm climate might help her recover. But Lord Ambrose Malfine fears that her trip may pose even more danger to his young neighbor, the daughter of his late friend. After her departure, he hears of strange things happening one after another, including the death of a little girl. Compelled to rescue Lilian from danger, Ambrose races to Egypt, where, among Cairo's labyrinthine streets, he uncovers unspeakable evil.

About this title

About the Author:

Jane Jakeman is a well-known journalist and art historian and has worked for Oxford University Press. She is also the author of two 19th-century novels starring Lord Ambrose, The Egyptian Coffin and Let There Be Blood

From Publishers Weekly:

Set in 1830, Jakeman's engrossing second Lord Ambrose Malfine historical (after 2004's Let There Be Blood) evokes the classic 19th-century suspense novels of the likes of Wilkie Collins and Sheridan Le Fanu. When Malfine investigates a riding accident suffered by a young heiress with a West Country estate near his own, he discovers that Miss Lilian Westmorland of Westmorland Park is at the mercy of her taciturn uncle and guardian, Micah Overbury, and his pockmarked "man of affairs," Casterman. After Lilian catches a fever, Overbury dispatches her to Cairo in the charge of a servant and Casterman to complete her recovery. The discovery of the body of a strangled girl with links to Westmorland Park spurs the suspicious Malfine to set out on a journey that will take him from the wilds of Dartmoor to the alleyways of Cairo and the pyramids. Realistic and admirable characters support a tightly woven plot that's enriched by details of life in both rural Britain and Egypt.
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About this edition

• Publisher: Headline Book Publishing
• Publication date: 1998
• ISBN 10: 0747256047
• ISBN 13: 9780747256045
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 224