Books published by Olo Books

PHARAOHS'' TOMBS. ANCIENT MYTHS. MODERN-DAY MURDERDr. Hope Sze doesn''t need a free trip to Egypt.She can''t afford the flight to Cairo, or the cruise down the Nile, so she''d keep studying in Canada-except her fiancé, Dr. John Tucker, yearns to patrol the pyramids and confront the curse on King Tutankhamun''s tomb.So when a company offers them both a free stay in Cairo in exchange for a month''s work in an emergency department, Tucker lobbies for a pre-honeymoon in the Valley of Kings and Queens, investigating the windswept temple of Hatshepsut, or scuba diving in the Red Sea.Instead, within 90 minutes of arrival, Hope drops to her knees outside the Grand Egyptian Museum, desperate to save a now-comatose 87-year-old Johannesburg man who''d raved about Kruger and treasure after receiving a nail through his skull.Tucker fixates on their one chance at the legendary Kruger Millions, a rumoured fortune that many believe lies secretly stowed somewhere in South Africa.Since their combined student debt load totals half a million dollars, Tucker can''t pass up the possibility of a treasure trove in buried gold.Hope launches into her first mystery based in a birthplace of human civilization.Where the evil god Set battled righteous Horus and Isis in an 80-year war.Where wealth and power clash with political revolution.Where Antony fell in love with Cleopatra.Where Hope and Tucker must outwit, or fall prey, to a ruthless criminal mastermind.

Magic? Dr. Hope Sze steers clear of magic.But when "Elvis the Escape King" chains and nails himself inside a coffin and lowers himself into Montreal''s St. Lawrence River, he can''t break free.So Hope restarts his heart and saves his life. But now Elvis demands to know who sabotaged his stunt.Hope hung up her amateur detective badge two months ago in order to tend to cancer patients on palliative care. The only cases she solves right now are case studies on pain and over-stuffed emergency rooms.Which gets just the tiniest bit boring.Hope could escape Montreal any day now. She could transfer to Ottawa to join her ex-paramour, Ryan. No more unspeakable Montreal drivers and stymied medical care. No more working with the charming yet infuriating Dr. Tucker.Hope the Escape Artist can afford to act generous. As parting gift to Montreal, city of festivals (and murderers), she could help Elvis out. Just asking a few questions won''t hurt anyone.Right?And so Hope plunges into her most unconventional and, possibly, her most terminal adventure yet. Where the magical art of escape and the dastardly art of crime vie for centre stage, and the better man may lose. Forever.