Akhenaten's Alibi

Book 5 of Meredith Pink's Adventures in Egypt

The secret Merry and Adam share with their friends is no longer safe. Somebody else knows where the "precious jewels" from ancient Egypt are hidden and is threatening to go public if his demands are not met.As Egypt's civil unrest erupts into street violence, Merry knows they must secure the blackmailer's silence or risk their discovery being used for political ends. Matters are not helped when author Nabil Zaal points out the similarities between the coup d'etat against President Morsi and the one he claims removed the heretic pharaoh Akhenaten from the throne more than 3000 years ago. Citing links between the Amarnan pharaohs and the Bible, the writer stirs up trouble and forces Merry and Adam to ask a big question of their own.Set against the turbulent backdrop of modern revolutionary Egypt, Merry and friends must race against time to protect the "precious jewels" from being caught up in Egypt's political crisis.