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Natasha Narayan
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Publisher | Quercus | ||
ISBN | 978-184916021 | ||
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Vicky
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Synopsis
When Kit Salter and her friends peek at a famed mummy in a museum chamber, they are shocked to discover rattles and moans coming from the box ...Inside is an Egyptian stowaway, determined to return a looted scarab and save his village. When the mummy is stolen too, the ensuing adventures puts the children fast on the heels of a villainous East End mob, and right into the heart of the Western Desert. But as the story climaxes in a temple, the villains and Kit find they have underestimated a stronger force - the terrible power of ancient Egypt ...A fabulous first book in an exciting series set during the Age of Empire. Book Two, The Maharajah's Monkey, is set in India. Book Three, The Book of Bones is set in China. In each story the children will battle to outwit their arch rivals: the ghastly Baker Brothers, collectors linked with slavery and opium running.
Review
This is the first Kit Salter adventure of what I hope will be many. What a wonderful way to show us a very colourful slice of Victorian life with all its cultural and social history.
I really enjoyed seeing how Kit got her gang together in trying to solve how, why and who stole the Mummy. This really is a great rollicking adventure full of mayhem, do and dare as well as plenty of laughs. Natasha Narayan has certainly done her historical research well which has made for a well rounded story that even adults will enjoy reading.
Highly recommended.
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