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Lucy Foley fans will fall hard for ’s magical and absorbing new murder mystery, Verity Easton.
Set in the 1930s, opens aboard a steamer ship sailing turbulent seas near the coast of Malta. Thirteen-year-old Verity is accompanying her father, a professor at the British Museum, who is tasked with finding the ancient resting place of ancient Egyptian queen Nefertiti. Making the trip more emotional is the fact that Verity’s mother, of whom she knows little about, is of Egyptian ancestry.
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Set in the 1930s, opens aboard a steamer ship sailing turbulent seas near the coast of Malta. Thirteen-year-old Verity is accompanying her father, a professor at the British Museum, who is tasked with finding the ancient resting place of ancient Egyptian queen Nefertiti. Making the trip more emotional is the fact that Verity’s mother, of whom she knows little about, is of Egyptian ancestry.
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What an incredibly imaginative story! With twists and turns I didn't expect, the ending was the most riveting part. Beyond the intriguing supernatural murder mystery, it was an incredible commentary on the consequences of continuously being a people pleaser and how it can drive you to extreme and drastic measures—to finally assert yourself when you're pushed to the limits of what the human soul can endure by being ignored or steamrolled your entire life. I would have loved to have learned more a
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May 16, 2023
Cindy Campbell
marked it as to-read
