Secrets of a Sun King : 'THE QUEEN OF HISTORICAL FICTION' Guardian

Author: Carroll, Emma

Children's, Teenage & educational

Published on 2 August 2018 by FABER & FABER.

London, 1922. A discovery from ancient Egypt . . .

A cursed package . . .

The untold story of a young pharaoh . . .

When Lilian Kaye finds a parcel on her grandad's doorstep, she is shocked to see who sent it: a famous Egyptologist, found dead that very morning, according to every newspaper in England!The mysterious package holds the key to a story . . . about a king whose tomb archaeologists are desperately hunting for.

Lil and her friends must embark on an incredible journey - to return the package to its resting place, to protect those they love, and to break the deadly pharaoh's curse . . .

'The Hilary Mantel of children's fiction.' Telegraph