Four classic stories by the New York Times –bestselling "grandmaster" of mystery, each paired with an incisive new introduction ( Publishers Weekly ). Contemporary crime, international thriller, historical mystery and gothic horror come to life in this short story collection from award-winning author Elizabeth Peters. In "Liz Peters, PI," a thriller writer is embroiled in a real-life whodunit when a friend drops dead with her hatpin impaled in his back. In the title story, "The Locked Tomb Mystery," the violation of a sealed West Bank tomb, its rock walls intact, provides a Thebes investigator with a mystifying conundrum. "The Runaway" finds two sisters taking shelter in an old house at the end of a country road . . .only to discover that they're not alone. And beloved characters Amelia Peabody and Radcliff Emerson make an appearance in "Vengeance of Sekhmet" a newly uncovered tale with a witty nod to Sherlock Holmes. The Locked Tomb Mystery presents an unforgettable quartet of short mysteries from one of the genre's greatest practitioners—including an introduction from Elizabeth Peters, as well as mystery authors Tasha Alexander, Juliet Blackwell, and Daniel Stashower, and Egyptologist Salima Ikram.
