Cairo, 1933
The merciless Otto Von Stürm will do anything to reach his
prize--deception, bribery, even murder--but 12-year-old Ronald Rocket
Robinson, Nuri, and Screech may just outsmart him . . . if they can stay
alive long enough.
The Egyptian captial is a buzzing hive of treasure-hunters,
thrill-seekers, and adventurers, but to Rocket Robinson, it's just
another sticker on his well worn suitcase. The only son of an American
diplomat, Rocket travels from city to city with his monkey Screech,
never staying in one place long enough to call it home, but when Rocket
finds a strange note written in Egyptian hieroglyphs, he stumbles into
an adventure more incredible than anthing he's ever dreamt of.
With the help of Screech and a new friend--a gypsy girl named
Nuri--Rocket navigates the secret underworld of Cairo. Soon they run
afoul of master criminal Otto Von Stürm, who's planning the theft of the
greatest treasure in history--an ancient pharaoh's fortune, secretly
hidden for centuries. In order to stop him, Rocket and Nuri will have to
decode an ancient riddle, solve a cryptic puzzle, face hungry
crocodiles, and navigate a centuries-old labyrinth full of traps--all
while staying one step ahead of Otto's blood thirsty goons. Not to
mention the ancient curse that guards the treasure.