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The Alexander cipher The Alexander cipher Will Adams Workers in Alexandria are excavating for a new building when they discover the ruins of an old tomb, and all work crashes to a halt. According to federal law in Egypt, all discoveries must be properl… OL11967077W
Hand of Isis Hand of Isis Jo Graham Following her acclaimed debut, Jo Graham returns to the ancient world with a novel that will captivate lovers of fantasy, history and romance. Set in Ancient Egypt, Hand of Isis is the story of Charm… OL12006897W
Yawmīyāt nāʾib fī al-aryāf Yawmīyāt nāʾib fī al-aryāf Tawfīq Ḥakīm page 100 OL1300579W
Khan al-Khalili Khan al-Khalili Naguib Mahfouz "The completion of Khan al-Khalili in 1945 marked a turning point in Naguib Mahfouz's career. Departing from the traditional themes drawn from Egyptian antiquity that characterize the author's earlie… OL13749757W
Dreamers Dreamers Angela Elwell Hunt In the land of Pharaoh, Tuya has always been a slave. As a little girl, she was sold as a playmate to a wealthy child who became her best friend. But as she approaches womanhood, beautiful Tuya is be… OL14852462W
The mystery of King Karfu The mystery of King Karfu Doug Cushman The great detective Seymour Sleuth and his assistant Muggs journey to Egypt to search for a missing stone chicken, an important clue to the location of the Lost Treasure of King Karfu. OL14932036W
Il Segreto Della Sfinge Il Segreto Della Sfinge Elisabetta Dami you'll get it bots OL14937148W
Cat's Claw Cat's Claw Amber Benson Calliope Reaper-Jones is Death's Daughter. She owes a debt to Cerberus, the three headed dog that guards the gate's of hell-a debt that involves a trip to Purgatory, Las Vegas, ancient Egypt, and a d… OL14993540W
The Winged Cat The Winged Cat Deborah Nourse Lattimore In ancient Egypt, a young servant girl and a High Priest must each find the correct magic spells from the Book of the Dead that open the twelve gates of the Netherworld to determine who is telling th… OL15215309W
Legend of the Pharaoh's Tomb (Chronicles of the Moon #1) Legend of the Pharaoh's Tomb (Chronicles of the Moon #1) Allan Frewin Jones Olly (Olivia) and Josh are on an archaeological dig in Egypt, searching for the first Talisman of the Moon -- the Tears of Isis. The friends are determined to investigate, but there are lethal booby-… OL15396066W
The Key to Rebecca The Key to Rebecca Ken Follett Roman over een Duitse spionageoperatie tijdens de oorlog in de Noordafrikaanse woestijn in 1942. OL15649850W
The mouse who saved Egypt The mouse who saved Egypt Karim Alrawi In ancient times, a young Egyptian prince rescues a mouse and many years later, when the boy has become Pharoah, the mouse hears his prayer to the Sun God and finds a way to repay the debt. OL15946553W
Friendly fire Friendly fire ʻAlāʼ Aswānī A collection of short stories, which focuses on the minute stitches of pain that hold together an individual, a family, a school classroom, or the relationship between a man and a woman. Readers will… OL16321649W
Lady of the Reeds Lady of the Reeds Pauline Gedge She grew up on the reed-lined banks of the Upper Nile but she was not like the other villagers of Aswat. Intelligent and ambitious, Thu is convinced that her destiny is greater than to marry a peasan… OL16994460W
The Mouth of the Crocodile The Mouth of the Crocodile Michael Pearce Atbara, Sudan, 1913. A dead man is fished out of the River Nile. An accident – or something more sinister? A visiting Pasha from the Royal Household believes it was murder – and that he himself was t… OL17082308W
Cleopatra Cleopatra H. Rider Haggard A book that discribes the life of Cleopatra. OL17531W
The Sisters Of Isis The Sisters Of Isis Lynne Ewing Sisters of Isis is a book series by Lynne Ewing who is also the author of the popular Daughters of the Moon series and the companion series Sons of the Dark. It is about three girls who live in Washi… OL17542496W
The Templar cross The Templar cross Paul Christopher "Retired Army Ranger John Holliday has reluctantly settled into his teaching position at West Point, when young Israeli archaeologist Rafi Wanounou comes to him with desperate news. Holliday's niece-… OL17646657W
La divine adoratrice La divine adoratrice Christian Jacq,Manuel Serrat Crespo "528 BC. In a tormented Egypt, threatened both by the Greeks' over-mighty influence and the Persians' desire for conquest, the struggle for power has taken the form of a deadly conspiracy. Young scri… OL17715657W
Zeina Zeina Nawal El Saadawi Bodour, a distinguished literary critic and university professor, carries with her a dark secret. As a young university student, she fell in love with a political activist and gave birth to an illegi… OL17940327W
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