FromΒ New York TimesΒ bestselling author Fiona Davis, an utterly addictive new novel that will transport you from New York Cityβs most glamorous party to the labyrinth streets of Cairo and back.
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Egypt, 1936: When anthropology student Charlotte Cross is offered a coveted spot on an archaeological dig in Egyptβs Valley of the Kings, she leaps at the opportunity. But after an unbearable tragedy strikes, Charlotte knows her future will never be the same.
New York City, 1978: Eighteen-year-old Annie Jenkins is thrilled when she lands an opportunity to work for iconic formerΒ VogueΒ fashion editor Diana Vreeland, whoβs in the midst of organizing the famous Met Gala, hosted at the museum and known across the city as the βparty of the year.β Though Annie soon realizes sheβll have her work cut out for her, scrambling to meet Dianaβs capricious demands and exacting standards.
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Meanwhile, Charlotte, now leading a quiet life as the associate curator of the Metβs celebrated Department of Egyptian Art, wants little to do with the upcoming gala. Sheβs consumed with her research on Hathorkareβa rare female pharaoh dismissed by most other Egyptologists as unimportant.
That is, until the night of the gala. When one of the Egyptian art collectionβs most valuable artifacts goes missing . . . and there are signs Hathorkareβs legendary curse might be reawakening.
As Annie and Charlotte team up to search for the missing antiquity, a desperate hunch leads the unlikely duo to one place Charlotte swore sheβd never return: Egypt. But if theyβre to have any hope of finding the artifact, Charlotte will need to confront the demons of her pastβwhich may mean leading them both directly into danger.
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