Don Sturdy in the Tombs of Gold; Or, The Old Egyptian's Great Secret
1925
The year is 1925. Don Sturdy receives a cablegram from his mother in Egypt: his father has vanished into the desert, consumed by an obsession with the legendary Tombs of Gold. The boy insists on going, and soon he and his two stalwart uncles are aboard a ship bound for Cairo, plunging into a world of shifting sands, hidden entrances, and ancient curses that have killed for less than a secret worth killing for. What follows is pure adventure fiction in the vein of Jules Verne and H. Rider Haggard: Don faces treacherous guides, discovers that not everyone in his expedition can be trusted, and must grow from a worried boy into a brave young man capable of matching wits with the mysterious Egyptians who guard their family's darkest secret. The Tombs of Gold are not merely a treasure hunt, they're the burial place of pharaohs whose wrath is very much alive. Perfect for readers who cut their teeth on Hardy Boys and Enid Blyton, this is a rip-roaring tale of a boy's first real test as a hero.
