The Antiquity Affair

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An archaeologists estranged daughters.

1907: The dawn of Egyptology is a time of imperialism and plunder, opulence and unrest, and Dr. Warren Ford, esteemed archaeologist, is the man of the hour. His daughtersintellectual Lila, on the eve of her debut as a Manhattan socialite, and nonconformist Tess, who dreams of following in his footstepshave always lived in his shadow, and their lives couldnt feel more different. But when a secretive organization seeks to find a lost relic legendary for its dangerous power, it isnt Dr. Ford they turn toits his two remarkable daughters.

A legendary artifact known as the Serpents Crown.

Rumored to reside in the mysterious Tomb of the Five Ladies, the Serpents Crown will only be found by solving a seemingly impossible riddle that will open the tomband the organization believes that one of the Ford daughters holds the key to deciphering the code. What was supposed to be an elegant debutante ball for elder sister Lila quickly turns sinister when Tess is kidnapped and put on a ship across the Atlantic. When Lila and her father realize that Tesss life is in danger, they must act quickly to track her down and stop the Serpents Crown from falling into the wrong hands.

A puzzle three millennia in the making.

A race for the Crown begins, with Lila and her father in hot pursuit of the organization and Tess. With lives at stake, the fractured family must keep their wits about them, find the artifact, and escape the ruthless men who are also determined to possess the Crown and use it to their own advantageno matter the cost.

In this women-centered nod to the beloved Indiana Jones stories, The Antiquity Affair is a high-stakes, trans-Atlantic thrill ride, with the page-turning excitement and romance of classic adventure novels and a poignant story of sisterhood at its core.

• An exciting turn-of-the-century adventure
• Stand-alone novel
• Book length: 100,000 words
• Perfect for fans of Deanna Raybourn, Laurie King, Clive Cussler, and Indiana Jones
• Includes discussion questions for book clubs

Author Bio

Lee Kelly is the author ofCity of Savages,A Criminal Magic, andAll Will Be Revealed(co-written with Jennifer Thorne). Her short fiction and essays have appeared inGingerbread House,Orca, and Tor.com, among other publications, and she is an MFA candidate at the Vermont College of Fine Arts. An entertainment lawyer by trade, Lee has practiced law in Los Angeles and New York. She currently lives with her husband and two children in New Jersey, where you'll find them engaged in one adventure or another. Jennifer Thorne lives in a cottage in Gloucestershire, England with her husband, two sons, and various animals. She is the author of folk horror novel Lute, picture book Construction Zoo, and, as Jenn Marie Thorne, YA novels The Wrong Side of Right, The Inside of Out, and Night Music. The Antiquity Affair, co-authored with Lee Kelly, is her first work of historical fiction.