Henry Carter Hull

Eighteenth Dynasty Egypt is peaceful and prosperous under the dual rule of the Pharaohs Amenhotep III and IV, until the younger Pharaoh begins to dream new and terrifying dreams. Ptah-hotep, a young peasant boy studying to be a scribe, wants to live a simple life in a Nile hut with his lover Kheperren and their dog Wolf. But Amenhotep IV appoints him as Great Royal Scribe. Surrounded by bitterly envious rivals and enemies, how long will Ptah-hotep...

Contains stories in which novelist Penelope Lively imagines how things might have turned out had she made different choices at various junctures in her life.

In 1922 Egyptologists Radcliffe Emerson and his wife Amelia try unsuccessfully to persuade Howard Carter to give them the digging rights in the Valley of the Kings, so they head for Luxor to search for the tomb of King Tut, only to become involved in a dangerous plot that includes kidnapping, betrayal, and intrigue.

Readers have long wondered what befell the Emerson clan during the years before the Great War. Now, at last, the silence is broken and the truth revealed of a perilous journey to a secret and mysterious place hidden deep in the heart of the unforgiving desert. An adventure prompted by loyalty to an endangered friend -- and spurred on by lies and treachery -- it leads Amelia Peabody and her intrepid family into a nest of vipers lying in wait at a remote...

Follows a Muslim family in Cairo during Egypt's occupation by British forces in the early 1900s.

While plundering Egypt's treasures, Napoleon can't resist a souvenir crocodile as well. All Paris is enchanted by the arrival of this exotic creature, but being the toast of the town has its downside and he longs to return to the Nile.

After the death of her husband, Anna Winterbourne travels to Egypt, where she falls in love with Sharif Pasha al-Baoudi, an Egyptian nationalist.

Previously published in the print anthology Parker Pine Investigates. Parker Pyne is on a ship sailing up the Nile from Assouan to Cairo. Among his fellow passengers are a group of wealthy British travelers and their companions. One of them, Lady Grayle, soon lets Pyne know that someone is trying to poison her. All the evidence points to her husband, but can Pyne save her before the killer gets his wish?