It Happened in Egypt
1914
Picture a world where British tourists still travel by steamship to Egypt, where the pyramids are still relatively untouched by mass tourism, and where a man called 'Duffer' might just stumble into the most dangerous adventure of his life. Our narrator begins his tale on the Laconia, sailing from Naples to Alexandria, already nursing a secret involving documents from a dead Italian Egyptologist. Rosamond Gilder, a wealthy and irresistible heiress, and her companion Brigit O'Brien share the voyage, their complicated histories and underlying tensions setting the stage for what awaits in Cairo. Once the party arrives in Egypt, the real adventure begins: buried treasure, hidden documents, and romantic entanglements that could prove far more dangerous than any tomb raider. C.N. Williamson writes with effervescent wit and period charm, delivering exactly what early 20th-century adventure fiction promises - exotic locales, pulse-quickening intrigue, and a heroine worth risking everything for.
