Allowed to attend a reception given by one of the directors of her
parents' museum, she unexpectedly stumbles across Mr. Tetley of the
British Museum - In most unusual circumstances! Since Theodosia has last
seen him in a showdown in an ancient Egyptian tomb, his reappearance
could mean only one thing: the Serpents of Chaos are back. But Theodosia
has little opportunity to look for Chaos or ferret out their plans.
She's been assigned to catalog the jumble of artifacts down in the
catacombs, where some of the most long forgotten, cursed objects lurk.
Not until scores of mummies go missing all over London and turn up at
the Museum of Legends and Antiquities does Theo realize things are
spiraling out of control. Her father falls under suspicion, and Theo
struggles to keep him out of jail. Soon her hands are quite full -
juggling unwanted mummies, trying to discover what the Serpents of Chaos
are up to, and avoiding a bothersome string of governesses. Not only
that, but one of her only allies, Sticky Will, seems to have secrets of
his own. Once again Theodosia will have to take on secret societies,
evil curses, and dark magic too sinister to imagine, especially if it
falls into the wrong hands. Blocked at every turn, Theodosia will have
to rely on her own skill and cunning - along with a little help from the
most unexpected places - to avoid an evil conspiracy that strikes at the
very heart of Britain.