A Mystery Writers of America Grand Master, New York Times best-selling author Elizabeth Peters returns with her 19th Amelia Peabody mystery. Still banned from exploring the Valley of the Kings, Egyptologist Radcliffe Emerson and his wife Amelia—the intrepid amateur sleuth—are enjoying the summer tranquility of their English home. And then they’re visited by two men who want their help on a daring mission to find the fabled Ark of the Covenant.