The Egyptologist : a novel / Arthur Phillips.
A brilliantly constructed novel about an Egyptologist obsessed with finding the tomb of an apocryphal king. This darkly comic labyrinth of a story opens on the desert plains of Egypt in 1922, then winds its way from the slums of Australia to the ballrooms of Boston by way of Oxford, the battlefields of the First World War, and a royal court in turmoil. Just as Howard Carter unveils the tomb of Tutankhamun, making the most dazzling find in the history of archaeology, Oxford-educated Egyptologist Ralph Trilipush is digging himself into trouble, having staked his professional reputation and his fiancıe₂s fortune on a scrap of hieroglyphic pornography. Meanwhile, a relentless Australian detective sets off on the case of his career, spanning the globe in search of a murderer. And another murderer. And possibly another murderer. The confluence of these seemingly separate stories results in an explosive ending, at once inevitable and utterly unpredictable.
Record details
- ISBN: 1400062500
- ISBN: 9781400062508
- Physical Description: 383 pages : illustrations ; maps ; 24 cm
- Edition: First edition
- Publisher: New York, New York : Random House, [2004]
- Copyright: ©2004
Content descriptions
- Study Program Information Note:
- Accelerated Reader AR UG 8.1 26 83962.
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- 16 of 16 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at Onslow County Public Library.
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- 0 current holds with 16 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacksonville Main Library | FIC PHILLIPS (Text) | 36015000300356 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
