{"product_id":"ace-carroway-and-the-midnight-scream-paperback","title":"Ace Carroway and the Midnight Scream - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGuy Worthey\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCrack detective, inventor, and woman of mystery Ace Carroway's next case turns personal when one of her associates goes missing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt's summer solstice at Stonehenge, 1922. Archaeologist Sam Biming keeps a midnight vigil to make sure none of the tourists trip into his dig site. A horrible scream rips through the air: the sound of sudden, excruciating death. The crimson splashes on the heel stone tell of grisly bloodletting. But no slashed body lies among the rays of bloodspatter, only a mysterious, solid gold ankh. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe ankh comes from ancient Egypt, but crafted recently. Sam chases the paradox, to his undoing. By the time Ace arrives, Sam has vanished.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eClues point to a secretive order of jester-assassins. But these assassins served the pharaohs of ancient Egypt and should have disappeared three thousand years ago.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShould have. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTo rescue Sam, Ace must unravel the most bizarre set of clues she's ever encountered, across three thousand miles of travel and three thousand years of time. It's a puzzle to stymie even Ace's formidable intellect. Solve it she must, but if she does, one thing is clear. Assassins lie in wait at the end.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book contains: Stonehenge. The British Museum. The mighty Nile. Hippopotamus. A knife of solid gold. The secret guardians of darkness. A diamond necklace tossed contemptuously into the dust. Sweet Egyptian coffee. The ability to walk silently. Sunburn. A deposed pharaoh rotting in prison. Tweed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAce Carroway and the Midnight Scream is fifth in the Adventures of Ace Carroway series. Content rating: teen.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 202\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.43 x 7.81 x 5.06 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 03, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51753153200416,"sku":"9781949827507","price":12.94,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/0f04dde2ec9bc6bf2c741078eb9ef946.webp?v=1780013870","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/ace-carroway-and-the-midnight-scream-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}