The Hippopotamus Pool

In the eighth installment of the Amelia Peabody series, the intrepid archaeologist and her husband, Radcliffe Emerson, are drawn into a new mystery when a masked stranger offers to reveal the location of a lost Egyptian queen's tomb. The guide vanishes before sharing his secret, prompting the couple to sail to Thebes to track him down. Their investigation is complicated by the presence of their teenage son, Ramses, and their ward, Nefret, as they navigate a trail of grave robbers, kidnappers, and ancient curses.

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