CHRISTIAN FICTION

Of Gold and Shadows

by Michelle Griep
Bethany House. (Time’s Lost Treasures, Bk. 1). Sept. 2024. 368p. ISBN 9780764242564. pap. $17.99.. CF
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Ami Dalton has been fired from her position at a finishing school in Victorian-era England for bringing a mummified cat to lessons. At least she still has her night job as the Shadow Broker, buying priceless Egyptian artifacts from criminals for the Ashmolean Museum. A woman at odds with the Victorian ideal, Ami has little care for her appearance and even less care about finding a husband. Meanwhile, Edmund Price has returned from self-exile in India as one of the richest and most eligible bachelors in the empire. When a business deal goes bad, he is left with crates full of Egyptian artifacts to sell. Ami and Edmund find themselves allied against characters with nefarious motives even as a series of mysterious events at the Price mansion lend credence to the story of the curse of Anubis.
VERDICT Griep (The Sleuth of Blackfriars Lane) delivers a romp that will leave a grin on readers’ faces, especially those interested in archaeology. Read-alikes include The Metropolitan Affair by Jocelyn Green and Where We Belong by Lynn Austin.
Reviewed by Christine Barth , Sep 01, 2024
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