The Stolen Queen

A Novel

De: Fiona Davis

Narrado por: Linda Jones

*A New York Times Bestseller*

From New York Times bestselling author Fiona Davis, an utterly addictive new novel that will transport you from New York City’s most glamorous party to the labyrinth streets of Cairo and back.

Egypt, 1936: When anthropology student Charlotte Cross is offered a coveted spot on an archaeological dig in Egypt’s Valley of the Kings, she leaps at the opportunity. That is until an unbearable tragedy strikes.

New York City, 1978: Nineteen-year-old Annie Jenkins is thrilled when she lands an opportunity to work for former Vogue fashion editor Diana Vreeland, who’s in the midst of organizing the famous Met Gala, hosted at the museum and known across the city as the “party of the year.”

Meanwhile, Charlotte is now leading a quiet life as the associate curator of the Met’s celebrated Department of Egyptian Art. She’s consumed by her research on Hathorkare—a rare female pharaoh dismissed by most other Egyptologists as unimportant.

The night of the gala: One of the Egyptian art collection’s most valuable artifacts goes missing, and there are signs Hathorkare’s legendary curse might be reawakening. Annie and Charlotte team up to search for the missing antiquity, and a desperate hunch leads the unlikely duo to one place Charlotte swore she’d never return: Egypt. But if they have any hope of finding the artifact, Charlotte will need to confront the demons of her past—which may mean leading them both directly into danger.

©2025 Fiona Davis (P)2025 Penguin Audio

Reseñas de la Crítica

"Captivating... Filled with intrigue, glamour and suspense, Davis’ latest dual-timeline tale dazzles."—First for Women

“[Davis] knows how to mix the worlds of high glamour and serious intrigue. She's outdone herself with this latest story, which involves a missing Egyptian artifact, a night at the Met Gala with Diana Vreeland, and the possibility of a centuries-old curse being reawakened. You might never look at the first Monday in May the same way again.”—Town & Country

"In her eighth novel... Fiona Davis brings together a startling theft and wayward women in a tale that jumps through time. The interweaving narratives of the toiling Vogue employee Annie Jenkins and Metropolitan Museum of Art Associate Curator, Charlotte Cross, recount a chaotic evening at the Met Gala when a prized artifact, the Cerulean Queen, is stolen. Thrown together, Annie and Charlotte set out to solve that mystery and others in a journey that will change their lives forever."—PEN America

Another great Fiona Davis read

As enjoyable listen. I love the history lesson that’s always revealed in the wrap up at the end

Captivating!

Interesting from start to finish. layer upon layer of intrigue the entire story, with a great ending.

Engaging!

Enjoyed the weaving of history and archaeology into the story. The reader also did an excellent job job

It was an ok read

Story line was predictable, and while I’m a big fan of Hatshepsut, the real Egyptian female who declared herself a pharaoh, this only touched on that topic. I was mostly distracted by the narrator who “over-acted” the reading. Not my favorite Fiona Davis book or narrator.

Listened to in one day!

Loved! I will be heading to the Met asap! Will definitely read more from this author. Been in a reading slump later so this was needed!

Took a while to get going but a good story

I liked the backdrop of Egypt and artifacts. The narrator's British accent was atrocious but otherwise she did well. Overall it was pretty good but not great.

Engaging listen!

Enjoyed the storyline and characters so much that I couldn't put it down! Loved how all pieces came to light and together. Well thought out easy listening made even better by the narrator, she did a wonderful job reading as well.

Love of Egyptian history!!

The incredible Egyptian History that was explained. Loved the Met info. As well. Kept me drawn in!!

Welcome back, Fiona

It gives me great pleasure to once again be re-introduced to famous landmarks in New York, this time the Metropolitan Museum of art. I have read all of her books about famous New York, landmarks, and the characters and the duality of time are fascinating to read about. I eagerly await Her next book.

I was hoping for more.

I enjoyed the characters, however I found the story horribly contrived. For every piece to fall in place, as it so conveniently did in the last two chapters, was just not conceivable. After faithfully following this story in ten different directions, I felt cheated by the nonsensical and oh so convenient ending.