Another winner! Two in a row (at least). I'm enjoying these more and more. I think the humor is better, the plots are always interesting, and the characters are developing in interesting ways.
This is the first book after Ramses and Nefret are married, and they work well together as a team. We get almost equal time between these two and Amelia and Emerson, and that is a satisfying combination. It's fun to listen in as Emerson gives Ramses marital advice. And Sethos is becoming more and more sympathetic and plays a larger role than ever before. It seems like he and Miss Minton are on the brink of romance, so it will be interesting to see how this plays out in the next book.
Most of the action in this one involves trying to find a hidden tomb in the Luxor area, and trying to find out who the Master Criminal's rival is. Cyrus and Katherine are back, and we get to know Bertie, their son, trying to recover from his stint in the war. Jumana is a likely figure for the future, an ambitious Egyptian girl of 16 who wants to become an Egyptologist. All interesting and colorful characters.
I'm going to start the next one on the houseboat in Lake Powell next week. These are perfect light, funny, and absorbing summer reads.
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