Wilbur Smith · 1995 · global

Wilbur Smith's 1995 sequel to River God, set in the present day. When Egyptologist Royan Al Simma deciphers an ancient scroll pointing to the lost tomb of Pharaoh Mamose, her husband is murdered and the scroll stolen. She flees to Britain and enlists the adventurer Nicholas Quenton-Harper, and together they race a ruthless collector to the Blue Nile gorges of Ethiopia, where the tomb lies hidden.

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   Egypt

   Excavating the tomb of Lostris, Royan Al Simma and her husband decipher a scroll by the scribe Taita - a clue to the lost tomb of Pharaoh Mamose. Then killers strike: her husband is murdered and the scroll is stolen.

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   Britain

   Grieving, Royan flees to Britain and seeks out Sir Nicholas Quenton-Harper, an aristocratic adventurer and collector, and together they resolve to find Mamose's tomb before their enemies can.

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   Ethiopia

   Following Taita's riddles into the gorges of the Blue Nile in Ethiopia, they hack their way toward the hidden tomb - racing the collector von Schiller through a labyrinth of cliffs, torrents and ancient traps.