The Story
1924, Egypt. Dr. Clarissa Bell has built her reputation on meticulous scholarship and scientific precision. As an American archaeologist specializing in ancient pigments, she's more comfortable with pottery shards than corpses.
But when she's mysteriously invited aboard a luxury Nile steamship to authenticate a collection of rare lapis lazuli artifacts, her peaceful academic life explodes into murder, conspiracy, and international intrigue.
And if that's not enough, there's another complication: Benedict Quinn, the devastatingly charming Brit who needs Clarissa to pose as his fiancée to infiltrate the conspiracy-and who's far too good at making their fake relationship feel dangerously real.
Two Bodies. One Fake Engagement. Secrets That Could Rewrite History.Author: Tracy Higley
Publisher: Stonewater Books
Published: 03/09/2026
Pages: 314
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.80lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.70d
ISBN: 9798987565377
Description
1924, Egypt. Dr. Clarissa Bell has built her reputation on meticulous scholarship and scientific precision. As an American archaeologist specializing in ancient pigments, she's more comfortable with pottery shards than corpses.
But when she's mysteriously invited aboard a luxury Nile steamship to authenticate a collection of rare lapis lazuli artifacts, her peaceful academic life explodes into murder, conspiracy, and international intrigue.
And if that's not enough, there's another complication: Benedict Quinn, the devastatingly charming Brit who needs Clarissa to pose as his fiancée to infiltrate the conspiracy-and who's far too good at making their fake relationship feel dangerously real.
Two Bodies. One Fake Engagement. Secrets That Could Rewrite History.Author: Tracy Higley
Publisher: Stonewater Books
Published: 03/09/2026
Pages: 314
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.80lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.70d
ISBN: 9798987565377
