Scorpion Scheme

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KILLER NASHVILLE SILVER FALCHION AWARD FINALIST for BEST THRILLER Pharaohs' tombs. Ancient myths. Modern-day murder. Dr. Hope Sze doesn't need a free trip to Egypt. She can't afford the flight to Cairo, or the cruise down the Nile, so she'd keep studying in Canada—except her fiancé, Dr. John Tucker, yearns to patrol the pyramids and confront the curse on King Tutankhamun's tomb. So when a company offers them both a free stay in Cairo in exchange for a month's work in an emergency department, Tucker lobbies for a pre-honeymoon in the Valley of Kings and Queens, investigating the windswept temple of Hatshepsut, or scuba diving in the Red Sea. Instead, within 90 minutes of arrival, Hope drops to her knees outside the Grand Egyptian Museum, desperate to save a now-comatose 87-year-old Johannesburg man who'd raved about Kruger and treasure after receiving a nail through his skull. Tucker fixates on their one chance at the legendary Kruger Millions, a rumoured fortune that many believe lies secretly stowed somewhere in South Africa. Since their combined student debt load totals half a million dollars, Tucker can't pass up the possibility of a treasure trove in buried gold. Hope launches into her first mystery based in a birthplace of human civilization. Where the evil god Set battled righteous Horus and Isis in an 80-year war. Where wealth and power clash with political revolution. Where Antony fell in love with Cleopatra. Where Hope and Tucker must outwit, or fall prey, to a ruthless criminal mastermind. "Bursting with murder, medicine, and mythology." —Dr. Mamta Gautam, author of Irondoc ER meets Homeland in a frenetic Egyptian adventure. Hope Sze turns her medical crimefighting into an international incident. Terrorism, tombs, sarcasm, and sex. —Dr. Frank Warsh, author of Hippocrates: the Art and the Oath Scorpion Scheme is top-notch crime fiction with a fabulous kick-ass female protagonist. The kind of book that you just can't put down . Scorpion Scheme is Robin Cook meets D.J. McIntosh's fabulous Mesopotamian trilogy but it delivers a stingingly good tale all on its own steam.— Lisa de Nikolits, author of The Rage Room "Flat out incredible. Set against the sands of Egypt, Dr. Hope Sze and her fiancé Dr. John Tucker go to Egypt and hope to see the sights, but they are drawn into a fight for their lives .... I loved this book so much! I was drawn into Hope's adventure and taken on a thrill ride that came to an explosive conclusion. [F]antastic ... really made me take a deeper look into the idea of justice, what is right and what is wrong. [On] my Best Books of 2020 list!" —Jamieson Wolf, author of Little Yellow Magnet "Loved it. Loved every single word. Impossible to put down. Melissa Yi continues to thrill and amaze across the world.” —Jen Dupuis, RN Praise for the Hope Sze series #1 Mystery Selection — CBC Books , on Human Remains . Recommended authors also include Louise Penny and Maureen Jennings One of the best Canadian suspense books recommended by The Globe and Mail, on Human Remains One of the best crime novels of the season. —CBC's The Next Chapter Mystery Panel, on Stockholm Syndrome [E]ntertaining and insightful. —Publishers Weekly, on Terminally Ill "Utterly likeable. —Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine "Drawing on her personal experiences in the ER in Canada, Yi has created medical thrillers that shine with authenticity and are impossible to put down." —Kris Nelscott, New York Times bestseller