Subtitled “a Melodrama,” this is not typical mystery fare, but the elements are all in place to create a suspenseful and surprising finale. As an orphan, Maud knows she is not the desirable type – with her wispy hair, dirty clothes, and her irrepressible leaning toward rebelliousness – so she is quite shocked when the [...]
> Readers, be prepared to encounter danger, secret societies, and curses galore! Theodosia is not your typical 11 year old, although her grandmother certainly expects her to behave as a young woman of society at the turn of the 20th century. Theodosia Throckmorton is more concerned with removing all the vile, ancient Egyptian curses that [...]