After the death of her mother, Evelyn Crowley traveled with her father on his expeditions to the Near East seeking lost treasures and at a young age became a skilled translator of Arabic, Greek, and Ancient Sumerian. But a tragic accident - of which Evelyn was the sole survivor - ensured she was sent back to the safety of London and polite society. Ten years later, while volunteering at the British Museum, a strange missive arrives, requesting...