What could be crazier than a 2000-year-old Egyptian mummy detective moving in next door?

How about: * An army of brainwashed baboons? * A flying bandaged dog's-bottom? * A talking cat goddess? * An evil sorcerer from another world?

Somehow, Niall Rivers has got to deal with all of them.

Still, it's not the end of the world . . . Is it?

Packed with black and white illustrations, real facts about Ancient Egypt, plus fun and action on every page, this is the first book in a brilliant new series by Steve Cole.

Steve Cole is a best-selling childrens author whose sales exceed three million copies. His hugely successfulAstrosaursyoung fiction series has been a UK top-ten childrens bestseller and been published widely internationally. His several originalDoctor Whonovels have also been bestsellers. An original comedy, fantasy and adventure writer, Steves work includes a broad range of books, most recently theSecret Agent Mummyseries for younger readers,Stop Those Monsters!and the explosive Young Bond titlesShoot to KillandHeads You Die, with a further adventure for the teenage James Bond planned for publication later this year.

Much in demand for his energetic performances at events, Steve has appeared at Edinburgh, Hay, Cheltenham, Oxford, Bath, YALC and World Book Days Biggest Book Show on Earth. He has toured schools in Europe, America, the UAE, Australia and New Zealand, and featured at sci-fi and Doctor Who conventions from London to Los Angeles.