Lion in the valley

Amelia Peabody returns to Egypt for the 1895 digging season, eager to explore the burial chamber of the Black Pyramid. Her plans are interrupted by the return of her nemesis, a master criminal who has shifted his focus from ancient treasures to kidnapping Amelia herself. Alongside her husband Emerson and their precocious son Ramses, she must navigate the dangerous streets of Cairo to outsmart a brilliant villain.