For some, Egypt is resorts and a gentle sea, for others it is pyramids and other antiquities, and for Amelia Peabody it is a country full of secrets, adventures and mysterious crimes, which without her intervention will remain unsolved. In addition to natural Amelia's curiosity for private investigation is prompted by a worthy rival - the cunning and cunning Genius of Crime, an elusive guy who trades in the theft of ancient Egyptian treasures, stands in her way.