Full of intrigue and suspense, this book was a fabulous start to a brand new series recommended for pre-teen aged children although parents might just enjoy sharing the book with them.

The two main characters, cousins Adam and Justin, are hoping for a little adventure when the go on a trip to Egypt with their aunt Isabel, but ultimately they get a little more than they bargained for. The author does a nice job of describing the young boys, who still act with the silliness of childhood now and now, even though they are facing some rather scary situations. I loved how well the author brought them and everyone else to life. The actions of all the people involved are so believable. The book has twists and turns along the way and has a satisfying ending.

I loved this story and feel it is definitely worth 5 stars.

I am giving this book 2 stars for all the Egyptian history that you learn in this book [though you can learn just as much watching The Mummy movies or reading a far superior book series by Rick Riordan called The Kane Chronicles] and that is all. This book took me forever to finish and I love history, especially ancient Egyptian history.

At no time did I ever believe that 2 young boys would have been allowed to run around Egypt the way Adam and Justin do in this book [and I grew up with a lot of freedom and a lot of traveling]. I also did not like how the author wrote this as middle schoolers are essentially morons who need a lot of extra padding in a book to get them through it. There was a ton of stuff in this book that was just not needed. A good 50 pages or so of extra meh stuff. It dragged the story down and made it almost impossible to read. The writing was just bad - almost condescending to the audience it is trying to reach. And then end...well, I am not a fan of pat endings, nor am I am fan of encouraging lying in order to get what one wants or to go on more adventures.

I would not recommend this book to anyone. Especially to any of the middle school aged kids that I know.

It’s the vacation of a life time, touring the ancient city of Cairo and other mystical, interesting and mesmerizing places. Adam and Justin, these cousins were on the lookout to find the famous King tut’s tomb and treasure that the well known Scottish Archaeologist James Kinnard spoke about. They were taken on one of their finest adventures ever by their Aunt and Grandmother, until weird and sinister things started happening and black robed characters with guns kept appearing around the corners. They were plagued with break ins, kidnappings and even murder. This was truly a one in a million vacation, the story was well written with an intense and thrilling ending, fast pace and truly exciting. Adventurous kids would enjoy this book.

An excellent read for middle grade readers. Will be looking at further.