‘Brilliant and meticulously researched… I loved it.’ Santa Montefiore

Sister. Rival. Protector.

Quiet and reserved, Clemmie is happy in the background. Although her parents may overlook her talents, her ability to read hieroglyphs makes her invaluable at the Egyptian relic parties which have made her father the toast of Victorian society.

But at one such party, the words Clemmie interprets from an unusual amulet strike fear into her heart. The beautiful and dangerous glyphs she holds in her hands will change her life forever.

Five years later, Clemmie arrives in Egypt on a mission to save what remains of her family. The childhood game she used to play about the immortal sisters, Isis and Nephthys, has taken on a devastating resonance and it is only by following Nephthys' story that she can undo the mistakes of the past.

On her journey up the Nile she will meet unexpected allies and enemies and, along with long-buried secrets and betrayals, Clemmie will be forced to step into the light.

Reveal the secret symbol of Nephthys when you take off the book jacket. Only available on the first printing.

‘A dazzling debut and an irresistible page-turner. With an unforgettable heroine you cannot help but root for’ Susan Stokes-Chapman, author Pandora

‘An intoxicating tale of adventure and obsession, told in prose that shimmers like the Nile’ Emilia Hart, author of Weyward

‘So beautifully descriptive that I could imagine myself drifting down the Nile with Clemmie. A joy of a book to read’ Fiza Saeed McLynn, author of The Midnight Carousel