The Mummy meets Death on the Nile in What the River
Knows, Isabel Ibañez's lush, immersive historical fantasy set in
Egypt and filled with adventure, a rivals-to-lovers romance, and a
dangerous race.
Bolivian-Argentinian Inez Olivera belongs to the glittering upper
society of nineteenth century Buenos Aires, and like the rest of the
world, the town is steeped in old world magic that's been largely left
behind or forgotten. Inez has everything a girl might want, except for
the one thing she yearns the most: her globetrotting parents--who
frequently leave her behind.
When she receives word of their tragic deaths, Inez inherits their
massive fortune and a mysterious guardian, an archeologist in
partnership with his Egyptian brother-in-law. Yearning for answers, Inez
sails to Cairo, bringing her sketch pads and a golden ring her father
sent to her for safekeeping before he died. But upon her arrival, the
old world magic tethered to the ring pulls her down a path where she
soon discovers there's more to her parent's disappearance than what her
guardian led her to believe.
With her guardian's infuriatingly handsome assistant thwarting her at
every turn, Inez must rely on ancient magic to uncover the truth about
her parent's disappearance--or risk becoming a pawn in a larger game
that will kill her.
"Expertly plotted, explosively adventurous, and burning with
romance." - Stephanie Garber #1 New York Times bestselling author
"Take a plucky heroine, a historically grounded Indiana Jones-esque
adventure through Ancient Egypt, and add a surprising dollop of magic --
it's a recipe for a delightful read." - Jodi Picoult, #1 New York Times
bestselling author
