The Sphinx Swindle: A Ballashiels Mysteries short story

by Stewart Ferris

Overview

The Sphinx Swindle is the prequel to The Sphinx Scrolls.

Archaeologist Ruby Towers embarks on a televised search for the fabled Hall of Records within the Sphinx at Giza, unaware that her career is being manipulated from the shadows by a seedy television producer who has placed her at the heart of the greatest archaeological swindle of modern times. Meanwhile, her on-screen relationship with the documentary's presenter, Matt Mountebank, alarms her eccentric friend Lord 'Ratty' Ballashiels, who is viewing the nightly broadcasts from his crumbling English manor. Ratty flies to Cairo, plotting to carry out a desperate plan in front of the television cameras. When he arrives, the shocking consequences of the swindle start to unravel. Ruby's reputation is in tatters, and any hope of finding the real Hall of Records seems lost for a generation. Ratty has one last chance to make things right, but it will cost him everything...

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781786152909
Publisher:	Headline
Publication date:	02/27/2017
Series:	The Ballashiels Mysteries
Sold by:	Hachette Digital, Inc.
Format:	eBook
Pages:	38
File size:	657 KB

About the Author

Stewart's non-fiction writing career began with The Busker's Guide to Europe, and went on to include humour and travel books such as the student classic Don't Lean out of the Window! He is the author of a series of writing guides that includes How to be a Writer and How to Get Published. Stewart spent more than a decade writing his first novel, The Sphinx Scrolls, and researched on expeditions to the jungles of Guatemala and Belize and took part in archaeological digs at Mayan temple sites. He has also written for Pokémon, Ricky Gervais, and the Edinburgh Fringe. Other works include The Key to The Da Vinci Code and The Mystery of Rennes-le-Chateau. His books have been translated into more than a dozen languages. He was formerly one of Britain’s Most Eligible Bachelors (Tatler and Company Magazine). Ferris has a degree in English Literature from Swansea University and is currently studying for a Masters in Creative Writing at the University of Surrey.