Secrets never die . . .October, 1923. Lady detective Olive Belgrave has a new case. Lady Agnes doesn’t believe in curses—especially ancient curses—and she hires Olive to prove her uncle wasn’t the victim of a malevolent mummy. Olive investigates and discovers the truth is much worse—it’s murder. Can Olive debunk the curse and reveal the true culprit before the mummy curse claims another victim? … curse claims another victim?
The Egyptian Antiquities Murder is the third book in the High Society Lady Detective series, a cozy historical series set in 1920s England. If you enjoy lighthearted novels reminiscent of the Golden Age of detective fiction with spirited protagonists and perplexing mysteries, you’ll love the High Society Lady Detective Series from USA Today bestseller Sara Rosett.
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This was a quick fun read.
Enjoyed the setting and characters.
After reading all of Elizabeth Peters books about Egyptologist Peabody -Emerson, I couldn’t resist the cover! I found new character to love — a woman with a curious mind, intelligence, courage, and written by an author with a wonderful grasp of the historical period. SO delightful, I bought the previous books before I finished this one. PLEASE write more! This series needs at least a dozen more books!
This is another engaging mystery in a fun series. Olive Bellgrave’s detective business is starting to take off, but she’s still living month to month. When she’s hired to investigate the “suicide” of a wealthy Egyptologist, it looks like an easy way to make the rent. Of course, she finds unexpected twists from a suspicious marriage to a questionable butler. Sara Rosett has once again delivered a fun escape
Finally, Olive is starting to make a name for herself with her skills and discretion. She is tasked with finding out who killed Lady Agnes’ uncle and debunking the talk of it being an Egyptian curse…
These books are so much fun! I loved learning more about the ‘20s, how they viewed Egypt, and things that were done at the time.
A fun read. It makes a good summer beach read.
Dollycas’s Thoughts
The 3rd book in this series takes us to Mulvern House where Olive Belgrave meets with Lady Agnes about her uncle’s death. A death that has been ruled a suicide. Lady Agnes is sure her uncle would never take his own life. This is where I need to encase my heart in virtual steel to keep reading because as the mother of a suicide victim, families rarely think our loved ones would take their own lives. Knowing stories like this I know that Lord Mulvern death was not by his own hand, I can keep reading. Many think an old curse struck Lord Mulvern down but Olive starts to investigate and believes Lady Agnes is right, the old boy was murdered. Now Olive just needs to figure out whodunit and why.
I loved the setting for this story. Lord Mulvern was an eminent Egyptologist with a vast collection and his niece shared his passion. There was a major renovation to the building, a grand gallery, in order to store and showcase the collection. Ms. Rosett vividly describes the places and several of the magnificent pieces. I was never really been interested in Egyptian antiquities or mummies and the like until my kids got me to watch The Mummy movies with Brendan Fraser a few years ago. It was fun to read about this collection.
The author again introduces us to several new characters. Lady Agnes wants to keep her uncles vision alive, unlike the other heirs. Her brother Gilbert and his wife Nora care mainly about the money and themselves making them suspects on Olive’s list. The Lord’s valet/butler received a generous bequest and retired so he too lands on her list. There are several others interested in obtaining the collection and the digging location that comes with it. There is also a collection manager and a new butler. Olive must speak to them all. All these characters take center stage with Olive but Jasper and Essie do pop into the picture now and again.
I knew from the start this would be a hard mystery for Olive to solve. So much time has passed, no real evidence was left behind. She found one piece of evidence and really ran with it and all the clues that subsequently followed. I enjoyed following along with Olive and her process. With all the twists I didn’t solve this one at all.
Another Perfect Escape from Sara Rosett. An engaging protagonist and a great mystery. I anxiously await Olive’s next case.