The Egyptian Antiquities Murder

Aristocrats in England have long been fans of Egyptian antiquities, but with the discovery of King Tut's tomb in 1922, collecting artifacts has increased. When Lord Mulvern, an avid collector, dies suddenly in The Egyptian Antiquities Murder by Sara Rosett, his niece calls upon Olive Belgrave to help quell the rumors. (The Egyptian Antiquities Murder will be released on March 15.)

When Olive arrives to meet Lady Agnes, she discovers Lord Mulvern's death is being attributed to a malevolent mummy in his collection. It seems her uncle was in the final stages of preparing for an exhibit of his Egyptian antiquities when he died. Because of a note found with the body, the media believes Lord Mulvern was driven to suicide by the mummy from his collection called Zozar.

Lady Agnes knows this is tabloid nonsense, but believes her uncle was murdered. She wants Olive to
prove he wasn't and in the meantime try to damp down the rumors about her brother Gilbert as well. Gilbert, it appears, was only too anxious to inherit and his greedy wife wants to pin the murder on Lord Mulvern's valet. The police, on the other hand, are only to happy to rule Lord Mulvern's death a suicide.

When Olive discovers the current butler is related to someone who deals in antiquities, possibly stolen ones, she turns her focus towards him, although she hasn't been able to clear Gilbert or Nora. Their stories don't seem to match up and Olive knows if she wrongly accuses either of them, that will be the end of the high society detective.

An insightful view on how the other half live with Olive on the fringe of aristocratic society and Lady Agnes in full swing. A lighthearted mystery with an excellent protagonist.