Lily Wright doesn’t care a thing about Ancient Egypt, but she does care about Peter Monroe. Director of a prestigious foundation, Peter has asked Lily to accompany him to the IAESS scholarly conference where he has to interview prospective grant recipients. Lily thinks the trip sounds delightfully romantic – until they run into a predatory ex-girlfriend, an obnoxiously exuberant archaeologist and his mousey wife, a scholar who is convinced he is an Ancient Egyptian priest and a souvenir seller who may or may not be dealing in smuggled artifacts. When three murders are committed and Peter is arrested for them, Lily knows she must find the real killer – if she can stay alive long enough.