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City of the Muse : A Novel.
'City of the Muse' is a a gripping dual-timeline novel about the mysterious death of an indomitable female papyrologist in Egypt during an archaeological dig in the early 1900s and an aspiring young female researcher in Toronto, whose present-day quest is to find out who killed her. Perfect for fans of 'The Lost Apothecary'. Kate Hilton lives in Toronto, ON. From the author of the 'Quill & Packet' mystery series.
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- ISBN: 9781668069554
- Physical Description: 288 pages
- Publisher: Canada : Simon & Schuster, 2026.
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| Immediate Source of Acquisition Note: | Library Bound Incorporated |
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| Subject: | FICTION / Historical / General FICTION / Mystery & Detective / Historical FICTION / Women |
| Genre: | Detective and mystery fiction. |
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For fans of The Lost Apothecary, a gripping dual-timeline novel about the mysterious death of an indomitable female papyrologist during an archaeological dig in the early 1900s and an aspiring young female researcherâs present-day quest to find out who killed her.
An ill-fated dig. An ancient city believed to be cursed. And a century-old mystery at the heart of it all.
Egypt, 1903: When renowned papyrologist Helen Gardiner arrives at an excavation site in the ancient city of Calliopolis, she learns that she has been given the job because her predecessor has disappeared under mysterious circumstances. One of the only women on the dig, Helenâtasked with restoring and cataloguing the thousands of papyrus fragments recovered at the siteâsoon discovers that thereâs more to Calliopolis than meets the eye. The archaeologists on the dig, mostly men, all have not only their own towering egos, but their own agendas, including secrets they might kill to protect.
Toronto, 2019: Archivist Maddie Sloan is at a dead end: she feels like her academic career is stalled, and sheâs still healing from her recent breakup with her former partner, Ben. To make matters worse, Ben still works with Maddieâs father, a famous archaeologist, and with whom Maddie has had a major falling out. It feels like her father has chosen Ben over her.
When famous TV archaeologist Peter Bahar arrives at the Toronto Archaeological Museum to verify the provenance of objects from their Egyptian collection believed to be from Calliopolis, Maddie jumps at the opportunity. After all, she has her own ties to the Cursed City of Calliopolis through her grandmother, Iris, who worked at the site. As Maddie and Peter begin digging into the objects and circumstances surrounding the excavation, they learn that two papyrologists seem to have abruptly disappeared from the dig without explanation. Suddenly, a search for provenance becomes a quest to uncover a history shrouded in secrets and liesâand a murder that has been covered up for more than a century.
