Whispers in the Sand

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The gripping new suspense story by the bestselling author of LADY OF HAY and ON THE EDGE OF DARKNESS; is set in richly mysterious Egypt; where past and present elide. Recently divorced; Anna Coburn decides to cheer herself up by retracing a journey her great-grandmother; Louisa; a renowned artist; made in the mid-nineteenth century -- a Nile cruise from Luxor to the Valley of the Kings. Anna carries with her two of Louisa's possessions -- an ancient Egyptian scent bottle; and an illustrated diary of the original cruise that has lain unread for a hundred years. As she follows in Louisa's footsteps; Anna discovers in the diary a wonderful love story from the Victorian past; and the chilling; more distant secret of the little glass bottle. Meanwhile; two men from the tour party are showing a disturbing interest in these mementos; and developing an unfriendly rivalry for Anna's attention. And; most frightening of all; Anna finds herself the victim of a haunting; a spectral presence that grows in strength and threat as the dramatic stories from three different eras intertwine in a terrifying climax. --> Genre: Literary Fiction Literary Works