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THE STOLEN QUEEN

Fiona Davis

In this title, a museum curator with a tragic past reluctantly joins forces with a naïve Met Gala assistant to recover a priceless artifact.

From New York Times bestselling author Fiona Davis, an utterly transportive dual timeline novel centered around The Metropolitan Museum of Art and the hidden treasures of ancient Egypt. Fiona Davis is the New York Times bestselling author of several novels, among them The Lions of Fifth Avenue (Dutton, August 2020), which was a Good Morning America Book Club pick, The Magnolia Palace (Dutton, 2022), and The Spectacular (Dutton, 2023). She lives in New York City and is a graduate of the Columbia Journalism School.

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Book Published 2025-01-07 by Dutton Books

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Tantalizing . . . You'll fall in love with the strong Charlotte and the plucky Annie as they face the reawakening of a legendary curse and the surfacing of long-buried secrets, all to the chaotic and fascinating backdrop of Diana Vreeland's famed Met Gala in its 1970s heyday. The Stolen Queen is a powerful ode to both the magic of New York City and the resilience of the human spirit, set both in the storied Met and in the rock-cut pharaohs' tombs of Egypt.

[An] engrossing and heartfelt story of two compelling female characters, an expert Egyptologist at the Met Museum and a young intern to fashion diva Diana Vreeland, who together uncover a mystery that takes them back to the days of an amazing female Pharoah, but also delves deep into family ties and human identity. Davis's dual timeline switches expertly back-and-forth between two storylines until they converge beautifully, producing a brilliantly plotted and riveting novel that I couldn't put down.

Absolutely spectacular! Davis has done it again in this compulsively readable, unforgettable historical mystery. The Stolen Queen perfectly captures the nuances and challenges facing women in this century and thousands of years ago. It reminds us of the power and strength in the forgotten stories of women that history has forgotten.

In Fiona Davis's latest gem of a novel, New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art takes center stage, spotlighting stolen Egyptian artifacts, a trailblazing woman pharaoh unfairly maligned by male archaeologists, and an intrepid Met curator, also the target of male prejudice, who's determined to win justice for the pharaoh and herself. An enthralling behind-the-scenes look at America's most fabled museum, The Stolen Queen raises vital questions about the rightful ownership of some of the priceless antiquities on display in it and other museums around the world.

Alluring.The action-packed novel brims with Davis's customary meticulous research and adds insight to debates over whether artifacts should remain in their country of origin. There's plenty of substance to this rousing adventure. Read more...

In her latest stunner, Fiona Davis sweeps readers from the sun-baked sands of Egypt to the inner sanctum of the Met Museum and a world full of art, intrigue, and heart-stopping secrets. Inspired by the unearthing of an incomparable ancient queen, this book solidifies Davis's place as a reigning queen of historical fiction, and a master storyteller at the height of her craft.

Moving, suspenseful, and entirely vivid, The Stolen Queen is Fiona Davis at her absolute best, balancing history and mystery with her consummate artistry.