Hounds and Jackals, Wood Barbara

An exciting thriller teeming with adventure and suspense about two sisters caught in a deadly international game.

Its been four years since Lydia Harris last spoke to her elder sister, Adele. When Adele telephones from Rome and interrupts Lydias work as a nurse at the Santa Monica Emergency Hospital, shes more than a little surprised--and curious. Adele explains that she sent a parcel to Lydia, and after Lydia receives it, she must come to Rome at once. Disturbed by her sisters cryptic message, Lydia is further puzzled when the parcel arrives containing a beautiful Egyptian gaming piece in the form of a jackal. When Lydias apartment is suddenly burglarized, shes astonished that the only thing stolen is the wrapping paper in which the jackal was mailed. Deeply concerned about her sisters fate, Lydia determines to track her down, flying first to Rome and then to Cairo. But the deeper she becomes involved in her search, the further she leaves behind the comfortable world of her hospital and the undeclared love of a handsome doctor. Drawn into a lethal battle of wits, Lydia confronts murder, mysterious strangers, and death threats. But in a final confrontation in the Valley of the Kings, Lydia just might face her worst nightmare.