Belzoni's Bequest

Meredith Pink's Adventures in Egypt #7

by Fiona Deal

Swapping the heat and dust of Egypt for the cooler climes of London, Merry and Adam find themselves caught up in an intrigue involving the Egyptian collection at the exalted British Museum. First of all, an Egyptologist disappears in the midst of a security evacuation. Then Merry stumbles across a mystery suggesting the circus strongman Giovanni Belzoni and his wife discovered more than just tombs and temples during their excavations in Egypt in the early 1800s. A stolen journal, a set of newspaper-wrapped artefacts, and a blast from Adam's past combine to make this a most perplexing mystery!

398 pages, Kindle Edition

Published August 25, 2016

About the author

I've been fascinated by ancient Egypt since my parents took me to Cairo and Luxor as a teenager. I've read just about everything I can lay my hands on about it - fact and fiction. In 2012 I decided to write a series of Egypt-inspired books of my own. Modern adventure/mystery stories, with a light sprinkling of romance - set in the present day, but with an ancient mystery involved. They're intended as light, escapist fiction. I hope they transport the reader to the heat, dust and sunshine of Egypt from wherever he or she happens to be in the world. I travel to Egypt as often as I can.
Visit me at https//www.fionadeal.com

Reviews

[Alisha · Rating 3 out of 5]

Fun again! Now that Merry and Adam are in a new setting (London, specifically the British Museum) their story is much refreshed. I enjoyed the historical context around the explorer Giovanni Belzoni, as I knew virtually nothing about him, or his remarkable wife! I very much wish that the fictional Belzoni exhibit in this novel were a real thing, it sounds fantastic!

[Mrs C E M Hicks · Rating 5 out of 5]

My thoughts

Fiona, I loved this book, number 7 in the series. It goes at a wonderful pace & is as exciting as the others. To bring Egypt into England via the British museum, is brilliant, and the p!of is really believable.

[Lesley Jay · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loved this story set in England, a nice surprise!

Looking forward to reading Book 8.
Thank you for bringing back lovely memories of my time spent in Egypt and Kingston Lacey in all your books Fiona.

[Nicky · Rating 3 out of 5]

I do object against the word 'hieroglyphics'