'A deftly crafted and inherently riveting mystery.' Midwest Book
Review
'I've heard all about you, Miss Denby. Everyone knows you have a nose
for murder.'
Intrepid reporter sleuth Poppy Denby is invited to attend the auction of
the Death Mask of Nefertiti. The auction is to be held on the country
estate of Sir James Maddox, a famous explorer and Egyptologist.
Representatives of the world's leading museums will be bidding on the
mask which was found, in Egypt, under murderous circumstances. Poppy and
her colleagues from The Daily Globe, who are trying to stay one step
ahead of their rivals from The London Courier, dismiss rumours of an
ancient curse.
But when one of the auction party is murdered, and someone starts
stalking Poppy, the race is on to find the killer before 'the curse' can
strike again.
'Poppy Denby is on top form solving the mystery surrounding the
ancient Egyptian mask of Queen Nefertiti. Highly recommended!' Dolores
Gordon-Smith, author of the Jack Haldean murder mysteries
'Thoroughly enjoyable mystery. Murders, sinister figures, a cursed
Egyptian mask - and a seance! All the ingredients for another
superlative Poppy Denby investigation.' A. J. Wright, award-winning
author of the Lancashire Detective series
'Fiona Veitch Smith, where have you been all my life? Poppy Denby is
delightful, the plot rocks, and the 1920s era is perfectly evoked.
British mystery fans, you want to read this. You really, really do.'
Cassandra Chan, author of the Bethancourt and Gibbons mysteries
