Curse of the Kings Contributor(s): Holt, Victoria (Author) |
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ISBN: 0449209512 ISBN-13: 9780449209516 Publisher: Ivy Books OUR PRICE: $7.19 Product Type: Mass Market Paperbound - Other Formats Published: June 1985 Annotation: For centuries the tombs of the Pharaos were haunted by a deadly curse. And when two eminent archaeologists have died mysteriously, Judith Osmond was certain that it was the curse at work. Then, overnight, her life changed. There was an unexpected inheritance. Then Tybalt, a young archaeologist and the man she adored, asked her to marry him. But Tybalt planned a honeymoon amid the tombs of the Pharoahs, and suddenly it looked as if the curse of the kings had come to haunt Judith . . . |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Romance - Historical - General - Fiction | Gothic |
Dewey: FIC |
LCCN: 00000000 |
Lexile Measure: 740 |
Physical Information: 0.66" H x 4.2" W x 7" (0.41 lbs) 304 pages |
Accelerated Reader Info |
Quiz #: 18904 Reading Level: 5.4 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 15.0 |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: "Victoria Holt has a wonderful way with suspense, with atmosphere, and with a haunted heroine."--Newsday Whoever disturbs the sleep of the kings will die . . . For centuries the tombs of the Pharaohs had been haunted with this curse. And when to eminent archaeologists died mysteriously, Judith Osmond was certain that they had died because of it. But it had nothing to do with her. Or so she thought. Then, overnight, everything in her life changed. There was an unexpected inheritance. And Tybalt, a young archaeologist--and the man she adored--asked her to marry him. But Tybalt planned to explore the tombs of the Pharaohs during their honeymoon. And the curse of the kings came to haunt Judith. . . . "The prolific Miss Holt combines suspense and romance with the master's touch."--Boston Herald |