Publisher's Synopsis
Elsabet carried a straw basket to Cleopatra who sat on her throne in her royal vestments. Elsabet bowed as she retreated from the throne and knelt next to Mari, Chrissa, and Iannia. Cleopatra opened the basket and slid her hand into the leaves. There was a rustling and then a hiss and the queen flinched as the serpent sank its fangs into her flesh. The snake slithered from the basket and moved across the throne room away from the handmaidens. They cautiously kept an eye on the serpent and then focused on Queen Cleopatra as she said her final words. "I see a glorious light. I shall journey far. The kingdom of Egypt now lives with the gods." Cleopatra slumped on the throne and was gone.The great Queen Cleopatra's tomb has never been found. While most accounts agree that she died from the bite of an asp, there is little information about what happened after her death. Several archaeological teams have been looking for her tomb in the area of Alexandria for years. Recent discoveries of coins minted with Cleopatra's face suggest they may be close to finding her tomb. Join Molly and Jake on a journey into the fascinating past of this beautiful nation. As they tour the ruins, Mary Lou and John Goban search for Cleopatra's tomb. Then a rich young couple is kidnapped by terrorists and Veritas must come to the rescue. And as the sun rises behind the archaeologists and moves up the ramp, a carving of the Eye of Horus glows for a brief moment in the pavement. What lies beneath that stone?
