A Sherlock Holmes Escape Book: The Adventure of the Pharaoh’s Tomb is a unique form of puzzle book, in which the reader must solve the riddles to escape the pages.
The seventh title in this ingenious series of Sherlock Holmes Escape Books, The Adventure of the Pharaoh’s Tomb is an exhilarating combination of escape room, puzzle book and adventure story. Readers will take on the role of the world’s foremost consulting detective, Sherlock Holmes, as he embarks on a journey full of twists and turns.
The book is set 1892, when Holmes was in hiding after apparently falling to his death at the Reichenbach Falls the previous year. Holmes is contacted by his brother, Mycroft, who is concerned about the disappearance of a young archaeologist, Howard Carter, who was helping to survey and excavate the ancient Egyptian city of Amarna.
In the process of recording the excavations, Carter had noticed that some of the most fascinating and valuable items were vanishing. He uncovered a villainous plot, led by rogue archaeologist Sir Rufus Thorne, to steal the treasures from under the noses of the authorities, and so he hid away in the Royal Tomb with some of the most valuable finds while being pursued by Thorne.
Can you, as Sherlock Holmes, find a way into the heart of the tomb complex that nobody else knows about? You’ve already picked up hints from locals that there may be another secret way in and out. If you can find it and get Carter to safety before Thorne and his men force their way in, all may not be lost.
