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Archaeologist Dr. Gul Delanis investigation into a sensational discovery gets complicatedand personal
when it collides with her years-long search for a missing family member.
Inspired by a real-life antiquities scandal in Pakistan, this gripping, whip-smart, and heart-wrenching series
opener is perfect for fans of Sue Grafton and Elsa Hartand introduces an unforgettable new sleuth to the
crime fiction canon.
When Dr. Gul Delani receives a call in the middle of the night from the Sindh police, she thinks they may have
finally found her niece, Mahnaza precocious, politically conscious teenage girl who went missing three years
prior. Gul has been racked with grief since Mahnazs disappearance, and distracts herself through work: shes
a talented curator at the Museum of Heritage and History in Karachi, one of the countrys leading experts in
archaeology and ancient civilizations, a hard-won position for a woman.
But there is no news of Mahnaz. Instead, Gul is summoned to a narcotics investigation in a remote desert region
in western Pakistan. In her wildest dreams, Gul couldnt have imagined what shed find there: amid a drug bust
gone wrong, there is a mummylife-size, seemingly authentic, its sarcophagus decorated with symbols from
Persepolis, the capital of the Achaemenid Empire. The discovery confounds everyone. It is both too good to be
true, and for Gul, too precious to leave in careless or corrupt hands.
Aided by her team of unlikely misfits, Gul will stop at nothing to get to the bottom of it, even as her quest for
the truth puts her in the throes of a dangerous conspiracy and threatens to collide with her ongoing search for
Mahnaz. A portrait of a city fueled by corruption and a woman relentlessly in pursuit of justice, The Museum
Detective is an exciting, gritty new crime thriller that announces a whip-smart and brilliant sleuth and builds to
a stunning, emotional conclusion that readers wont soon forget.
Story Locale:Karachi, Pakistan

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Inspired by a real-life antiquities scandal in Pakistan, this gripping series debut introduces archaeologist Dr. Gul Delani, whose investigation into the discovery of a mummy gets complicatedand personalwhen it collides with her years-long search for a missing family member. Perfect for fans of Sue Grafton and Elsa Hart.

When Dr. Gul Delani receives a call in the middle of the night from the Sindh police, she thinks they may have finally found her niece, Mahnaza precocious, politically conscious teenage girl who went missing three years prior. Gul has been racked with grief since Mahnazs disappearance, and distracts herself through work: shes a talented curator at the Museum of Heritage and History in Karachi, one of the countrys leading experts in archaeology and ancient civilizations, a hard-won position for a woman.

But there is no news of Mahnaz. Instead, Gul is summoned to a narcotics investigation in a remote desert region in western Pakistan. In her wildest dreams, Gul couldnt have imagined what shed find there: amid a drug bust gone wrong, there is a mummylife-size, seemingly authentic, its sarcophagus decorated with symbols from Persepolis, the capital of the Achaemenid Empire. The discovery confounds everyone. It is both too good to be true, and for Gul, too precious to leave in careless or corrupt hands.

Aided by her team of unlikely misfits, Gul will stop at nothing to get to the bottom of it, even as her quest for the truth puts her in the throes of a dangerous conspiracy and threatens to collide with her ongoing search for Mahnaz. A portrait of a city fueled by corruption and a woman relentlessly in pursuit of justice, The Museum Detective is an exciting, gritty new crime thriller that announces a whip-smart and brilliant sleuth and builds to a stunning, emotional conclusion that readers wont soon forget.

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The Museum Detective

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