Murder at the Pyramids: The captivating historical whodunnit set in Egypt

Museum Mysteries #12

by Jim Eldridge

'The plotting is excellent, with admirable narrative drive . an engaging and entertaining read' Historical Novels Review

January 1901. Abigail and Daniel Wilson, often lauded as 'The Museum Detectives', are on their way to the Great Pyramid of Khufu at Giza. Their explorations of the pyramid, including the Robbers' Tunnel, take a very sinister turn when they come upon the dead body of a man who has been brutally garrotted. Investigations by the local police reveal him to be Simeon McGruder, a wealthy American who is financing an excavation of the pyramids. When Daniel and Abigail return to Cairo they are asked by the American Embassy if they can take on the case, but they have a difficult path to tread as they try to keep different factions the British and American authorities, the puppet Egyptian Government and officials, while at the same time facing lies and deviousness from McGruder's associates and friends.

Genres: Mystery, Historical

352 pages, Paperback

Published June 18, 2026

About the author

Jim Eldridge is the author of many books for children, including titles in the My Story series, the Warpath books, and How to Handle Grown-Ups. He has had 250 TV scripts broadcast in the UK and internationally for children's and teen television, and is also the creator and writer of Radio 4's long-running comedy-drama series, King Street Junior.

Reviews

[Linda Hall · Rating 4 out of 5]

The story was great as usual with this series of books. The narrator unfortunately, was not.

[Rachel · Rating 3 out of 5]

Cosy historical mystery set in 1901 Egypt. Daniel and Abigail (the museum detectives) stumble across a body while holidaying in Egypt. Not the finest in the series, the plot felt predictable and drawn out. I do feel that the UK cases are stronger storylines but I appreciate the painstaking historical details nonetheless.