"A writer so popular that the public library has to keep her books under
lock and key."Washington Post Book World

An unexpected gift has arrived for Carol Farley this Christmas: an envelope bearing a
newspaper clipping and no return address. There, blurred but unmistakable, is a photo
of a man missing for years and feared deadCarol's father. It is a siren calling her to a
world she has never known, to a place of ancient majesty and blood-chilling terror.

Now, surrounded by towering pyramids on Mexico City's Walk of the Dead, a frightened
yet resolute young woman searches for a perilous truth and for the beloved parent she
thought was gone forever. But there are dark secrets lurking in the shadows of antiquity,
a conspiracy she never imagined, and enemies who are determined that Carol Farley will
not leave Mexico alive.

Elizabeth Peters, whose New York Times best-selling novels are often set against historical backdrops, earned a Ph.D. in Egyptology at the University of Chicago. She also writes best-selling books under the pseudonym Barbara Michaels. She lives in Frederick, Maryland.