Secrets of the Dead: A Novel of Mummies and Ancient Curses

by Simon Clark

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Tombs are sealed shut for a reason. Opening them can have terrifying consequences ...John Tolworth is delighted when he is hired to help investigate a collection of mummified bodies found in the notorious Gold Tomb in Egypt. Not only is he intrigued by the work, but the collection is stored in an ancient castle in Devon, where John spent his childhood. He looks forward to revisiting the area, and to showing his family the place he grew up. But when John and his family arrive at Baverstock Castle, John starts to remember things. Things he had forgotten. What happened the last time he was there? And why is Philip Kemmis, the former owner of the castle, and John's childhood companion, now a raving madman? As the mummified bodies begin to reveal their ancient secrets, John begins to think the unthinkable ...
  • ISBN10 0727870041
  • ISBN13 9780727870049
  • Publish Date 21 January 2016 (first published 3 July 2014)
  • Publish Status Out of Print
  • Out of Print 10 May 2021
  • Publish Country GB
  • Publisher Severn House Publishers Ltd
  • Imprint Severn House Large Print Books
  • Edition Large type / large print edition
  • Format Hardcover
  • Pages 336
  • Language English