William G Collins

Death Beneath the Sphinx William G Collins

In the land of the Pharaohs, the Sphinx keeps watch. Stretched out over the hot sands, it protects the great pyramid and Pharaoh Khufu's memory. For 5,000 years it has kept its secrets. Until now At midnight, in the new temple below it, two young men set in motion a murder that will shake the foundation of the court, When Hui succeeds his adopted father as Pharaoh's Chamberlain, he also discovers a secret kept for more than twenty summers. Born the son of Pharaoh's sister, but given away at her death, Hui finds himself now part of the royal family and closer to the princess he has loved all his life. Thrown into the hunt for assassins seeking Pharaoh's demise, he and his cat, Iset, discover clues that will ultimately save Pharaoh's reign and give him the hand of the one he loves.