A River in the Sky

August 1910. Banned from the Valley of the Kings by the Antiquities Service, Amelia Peabody and her husband Emerson are relaxing at home in Kent, enjoying the tranquil beauty of summer. But adventure soon beckons when they arepersuaded to follow would-be archaeologist Major George Morely on an expedition to Palestine, a province of the crumbling, corrupt Ottoman Empire and the Holy Land of three religions. Searching for the vanished treasures of the Temple in Jerusalem, Morely is determined to unearth the legendary Ark of the Covenant. The skeptical Emerson wants no part of the scheme until a request from the War Office and Buckingham Palace persuades him to reconsider. The Germans are increasing their influence in Palestine and British intelligence insists that Morley is an agent of the Kaiser, sent to stir up trouble in this politically volatile land...

August 1910. Banned from the Valley of the Kings by the Antiquities Service, Amelia Peabody and her husband Emerson are relaxing at home in Kent, enjoying the tranquil beauty of summer. But adventure soon beckons when they arepersuaded to follow would-be archaeologist Major George Morely on an expedition to Palestine, a province of the crumbling, corrupt Ottoman Empire and the Holy Land of three religions. Searching for the vanished treasures of the Temple in Jerusalem, Morely is determined to unearth the legendary Ark of the Covenant. The skeptical Emerson wants no part of the scheme until a request from the War Office and Buckingham Palace persuades him to reconsider. The Germans are increasing their influence in Palestine and British intelligence insists that Morley is an agent of the Kaiser, sent to stir up trouble in this politically volatile land...