Introduction

Bestselling author Jocelyn Green sweeps you away in a dazzling novel of secrets, betrayal, and romance within one of New York City's most esteemed museums.

For years her explorer father promised Dr. Lauren Westlake she'd accompany him on one of his Egyptian expeditions. But as the empty promises mounted, Lauren determined to earn her own way. Now the assistant curator of Egyptology for the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Lauren receives two unexpected invitations.

The first is her repentant father's offer to finally bring her to Egypt as his colleague on a new expedition. The second is a chance to enter the world of New York's wealthiest patrons who have been victims of art fraud.

With Egyptomania sweeping the city after the discovery of King Tut's tomb, Detective Joe Caravello is on the hunt for a notorious forger preying on the open wallets of New York's high society. Dr. Westlake is just the expert he needs to help him track the criminal. Together they search for the truth, and the closer Lauren and Joe get to discovering the forger's identity, the more entangled they become in a web of deception and crime.

"A second-chance love story set amidst the glamor of New York City during the roaring twenties. . . . This novel is a richly layered delight."--ELIZABETH CAMDEN, RITA and Christy Award-winning author

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Manhattan, New York City ?Wednesday, October 14, 1925
Dead people were easy to talk to. It was the living ones that often gave Lauren trouble. Even her father.
No. Especially him.
Rolling her shoulders back, she headed toward the Central Park bench where he waited. At seventy years old, he’d diminished from the giant he’d been to her in childhood. And like the giants in her storybooks, her father had been just as fabled. Outsized in her heart and mind and not quite real. ... view entire excerpt...

Discussion Questions

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1. Lauren craves peace and hates conflict. Do you relate to this, or are you more like Joe, who’s willing to confront in order to have justice?

2. Lawrence had a pattern of running to Egypt and ignoring the hard realities in his personal life. In what ways do people commonly try to run from problems today, even if they don’t leave home?

3. In chapter 6, Lauren tells Joe, “The fact that the Egyptians believed in many things to save and protect them doesn’t really set them apart from our culture today.” What do you think our culture believes will bring happiness and protection from discomfort? What happens when we put all our trust in those things?

4. In chapter 9, Lauren notes that seeking affirmation is exhausting. Why do you think it’s so tiring to pursue affirmation?

5. In chapter 11, we read that Lauren craved her father’s approval if she could not have his love. Even as an adult, how has your relationship with your parents affected your choices?

6. A recurring theme in this story is that people see what they want to see. When have you noticed this happening in your own life or with people around you?

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