Secrets of the Nile finds Lady Emily and her husband Colin in Egypt, along with his mother and Katharina, his daughter from a prior relationship. This time, it's not business but an invitation from the elder Mrs. Hargraves's former suitor. At the first dinner Lord Bertram Deeley gives for his odd assembly of guests, the host promptly dies - poisoned by his daily tisane. Of course, everyone has a motive to kill him and questionable clues point to the least likely suspects. Tasha Alexander provides a well supported but surprising solution, although I found it to be a bit of a letdown. She also includes a parallel story, one of a woman sculptor in Ancient Egypt and her conflict with her sister-in-law which was interesting but didn't tie in with the main plot as Alexander's other parallel stories have in the past. Overall, Secrets of the Nile was entertaining but a middling entry in the series.
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