The Pyramid Murders

Miss Clara Vale, Book 3

By: Fiona Veitch Smith

Narrated by: Hannah Genesius

A night at the museum, a dead body and a trail to Cairo. Sounds like a case for Miss Clara Vale!

1930: Miss Clara Vale, chemistry major turned detective, is taking a night off from sleuthing to attend the launch party of a new exhibition at the Hancock Museum in Newcastle. But when the piece de resistance, a rare ornate sarcophagus, is finally opened and it turns out the mummy inside it is a fake it looks like there is no rest for Clara after all...

Later that night, she is summoned back to the museum and asked to investigate a series of stolen Egyptian artefacts. Using her scientific and forensic prowess, Clara, with her trusted assistant Bella in tow, embarks on a trail that will lead from Newcastle to London and along the river Nile to Cairo.

But she is not the only person hunting for stolen antiquities and when she uncovers an international smuggling ring with a penchant for murder, it becomes clear that Clara's own life is in danger too.

Can Clara catch the smugglers before they get away with another murder among the pyramids?©2024 Fiona Veitch Smith (P)2024 Bonnier Books UK

best yet

Excellent. Good mystery that keeps moving and keeps you guessing. I love the history that this intertwines with. I'm also very happy this series is pimarily about Clara's adventures with her romances taking a backseat. Much more exciting!

Ms. Smith, I don't know if you read reviews, but if you do, thank you for the "Historical Notes". It's always great to get a glimpse of your writing process.

Amazing storytelling!

This series might just be one of the finest examples of historical mystery storytelling being written today. The details and plot twist and turns are pitch. Perfect. Complicated enough to keep our interest yet not at all convoluted. And brilliantly thought out. Same goes for the characters. No one’s deeds nor personalities are over the top yet everyone’s are beyond intriguing. The narration, too, is spot on.
This series is a spellbinding delight. I truly can’t wait for the next one!