The Mummy Case: An Amelia Peabody Mystery

That aside, the story itself is as entertaining as always, as Emerson and Peabody return to Egypt with (for the first time) Ramses in tow and find themselves once again enmeshed in a criminal conspiracy, this time with the illegal antiquities trade. Forced to accept an inferior site due to Emerson's tactlessness, they are also beset by religious fanatics of all faiths, the presence of the insufferably smug Monsieur de Morgan at the nearby excavation, and the first appearance of Sethos, the mysterious Master Criminal, who will dog their steps through the next several books.