| At the beginning of the1895-96 Season in Egypt,
Amelia and Emerson are looking forward to excavating again at Dashur
and Amelia is scheming about how to identify the "Master
Criminal" who is now more than a figment of her
imagination.
He is real and has efficiently organized the
illegal antiquities trade. At the end of last season he stole
the antique communion vessels from the Coptic Church at the village
near the Dashour site while convincingly posing as the priest.
But before they can leave Shepheard's they
stumble into another murder.
Abdullah is not surprised for "every
year, another body" is his wry observation. But this year seems
at bit more hectic than usual. First Ramses is kidnapped from
the top of the Great Pyramid, only to be rescued by a drug-addicted
Englishman who has gone native.
Amelia and Emerson need someone to look after
Ramses, so Amelia sees an opportunity to add him to their entourage
and reform him at the same time.
Then an Englishwoman stumbles out of the sands
onto their doorstep.. is this the start of another pair of
moonstruck young lovers... it is.. and on it goes, never a dull
moment.
But the pace quickens further when Amelia is
caught up by her own scheming and is abducted by The Master
Criminal, who turns out to be quite attractive and attracted to
Amelia.
The classic sword fight and rescue
ensue. But this is not the last we will see of the Master
Criminal. |
