The splendid new collection of historical murder mysteries centres on Egypt, some stories being set in the ancient period, as far back as 4,000 BC, and some during the Napoleonic and Victorian eras of rediscovery and excavation. Here are many new stories and rare reprints, including a special introduction by top historical novelist Elizabeth Peters.

Edited by Mike Ashley.

Contents:

• Map of Ancient Egypt and Nubia
• Copyright and Acknowledgments
• Foreword: The Sands of Crime by Mike Ashley
• Introduction by Elizabeth Peters
• Set in Stone by Deirdre Counihan
• Serpent at the Feast by Claire Griffen
• The Sorrow of Senusert the Mighty by Keith Taylor
• The Execration by Noreen Doyle
• No-name by R. H. Stewart
• "Or You Can Drink the Wine...?" by Paul C. Doherty
• Murder in the Land of Wawat by Lauren Haney
• The Locked Tomb Mystery by Elizabeth Peters
• Heretic’s Dagger by Lynda S. Robinson
• Scorpion’s Kiss by Anton Gill
• Claws of the Wind by Suzanne Frank
• The Weighing of the Heart by F. Gwynplaine MacIntyre
• Chosen of the Nile by Mary Reed & Eric Mayer
• The Justice of Isis by Gillian Bradshaw
• The Wings of Isis by Marilyn Todd
• Bringing the Foot by Kate Ellis
• Unrolling the Dead by Ian Morson
• Heart Scarab by Gillian Linscott
• Made in Egypt by Michael Pearce

Nineteen wonderful stories full of intrigue and mayhem, many laced with a dash of humour, set in the exotic land that is known as "the gift of the Nile."