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The Scorpion Thief

Shadows of the Silver Screen, Book 1

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Pub Date 14 Apr 2026 | Archive Date 5 Dec 2025

Historical Fiction | Mystery & Thrillers | Sci Fi & Fantasy

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“Sweeping and hypnotic… Perfect for fans of The Maltese Falcon, Sarah Penner, and Kate Morton.”
—Julie Cantrell, NYT bestselling author of Into the Free

A deadly Cold War political game. 
A cursed Egyptian artifact. 
Two sisters: one the treasure’s guardian, the other its thief.

Egyptologist Noura Marquette has spent her life piecing together remnants of the past, but nothing prepares her for the day her sister resurfaces in Cairo. Estranged for years, Estelle unleashes a web of whispered threats and dangerous connections that capture Noura in a treacherous snare of betrayal, art theft, and espionage.

In Washington, Nixon’s administration maneuvers to use King Tutankhamun’s treasures as a glittering tool of propaganda.


From the souks of Cairo to the hurricane-lashed streets of New Orleans, something older than history watches, stalking Noura as loyalties fracture and the lines between history and myth blur. Some curses never sleep, and some debts can never be paid.

“Sweeping and hypnotic… Perfect for fans of The Maltese Falcon, Sarah Penner, and Kate Morton.”
—Julie Cantrell, NYT bestselling author of Into the Free

A deadly Cold War political game. 
A cursed...

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Advance Praise

“Sweeping and hypnotic, The Scorpion Thief is a deeply researched historical novel exploring the thin veil between love and hate, myth and memory, and the terrible price of unearthing what was meant to stay hidden. Perfect for fans of The Maltese Falcon, Sarah Penner, and Kate Morton.”
—Julie Cantrell, NYT bestselling author of Into the Free

“Sweeping and hypnotic, The Scorpion Thief is a deeply researched historical novel exploring the thin veil between love and hate, myth and memory, and the terrible price of unearthing what was meant...

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EDITION Ebook
ISBN 9781969773044
PRICE US$5.99 (USD)
PAGES 326

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