Another Merry Adventure

There’s nothing quite like a new Amazon review to help one get the writing mojo back:
L. Sheppard reviewed Carter’s Conundrums – Book 1 of Meredith Pink’s adventures in Egypt: a mystery of modern and ancient Egypt

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Fiona, I was captivated, romanticised, inspired, thrilled and enlightened by the first instalment of Meredith Pink’s adventures. I read it during the first week of the UK’s coronavirus lockdown and can wholeheartedly say that you’re writing enabled me to disassociate from the stark reality and uncertainties that we as a world are currently facing. For this I am truly grateful – thank you.

So, thank you L. Sheppard, whoever you are. I am now determined to get back into the groove… and if it helps people escape the current awfulness, so much the better…

It’s been almost two years since my last published book – Ramses Riches – in the series following Merry’s adventures in Egypt.

I took on a whole new area of responsibility at work, which meant a very steep learning curve, and also embarked on a new personal relationship. All of which rather shoved Merry into the background.

But she has more adventures in Egypt to share, and I am now ready to get going again…

There are nine books so far in the series following Merry’s adventures along the Nile. I started writing them exactly eight years ago, just after Easter 2012. So it is definitely time to get going again …

If you’re new to the series, here they are. They are all available on Amazon in both paperback and Kindle versions.

Ramses’ Riches now published

Please click here to find out more or purchase

book 9 - v3 On a mission to Egypt to retrace the steps of the great explorer Giovanni Belzoni, the next stop is Abu Simbel. But Merry and friends have more reasons for wanting to make the trip down Lake Nasser than just to see The Great Temple of Ramses that Belzoni famously dug from the sand.

First, there’s the golden statuette of Helen of Troy apparently found there. And second, the promise – on very good authority – of a stash of treasure.

Intrigued and mystified – as both are surely impossible – Merry sets sail to find out more.

This is the ninth book in my fiction series following Meredith Pink’s adventures in Egypt. The books are escapist fiction – adventure stories – set in the present day. All have an ancient Egyptian mystery at their heart.

The first book in the series is Carter’s Conundrums. It starts with Merry, on holiday in Egypt, getting trapped inside the Howard Carter Museum in Luxor, and making a discovery … This sets her off an a treasure hunt, and the adventure of a lifetime.

The books are aimed at adults who enjoy action, mystery and adventure stories. And at anybody with at least a passing interest in ancient Egypt; its mysteries, treasures and enduring civilisation.

All books are available in Kindle and paperback formats on Amazon. I do hope you enjoy them…

Fiona Deal

Nefertari’s Narrative Paperback

BookCoverPreview.do The paperback version of Meredith Pink’s latest adventure in Egypt is now available on Amazon. Nefertari’s Narrative takes Merry on a journey along the Nile where, of course, she gets caught up in another madcap mystery trying to discover what happened to an ancient set of stone tablets which seem to shed light on the origins of the beautiful Queen Nefertari.

As ever, things are not plain sailing for Merry. A series of mishaps leave her wondering if things are quite what they seem, and whether she is the only one hoping to unlock secrets from Egypt’s ancient past.

This version of the paperback has the original style cover. It will be available until end-January 2018 with this cover. I’ll then update it with the new cover design.

I do hope you enjoy this latest Merry adventure. If so please do leave a review on Amazon. I also read and respond to all comments you leave here on my website.

The whole series of Meredith Pink’s adventures in Egypt, starting with Carter’s Conundrums, is available in both ebook and paperback on Amazon.

Nefertari’s Narrative now published

Book number 8 in the series following Meredith Pink’s adventures in Egypt is now available for download on Amazon sites internationally.

Please click here to find out more or download your copy now.

When approached with an unexpected job offer, Merry leaps at the chance of a return to Egypt, hoping also to discover what happened to a set of ancient tablets once found in Queen Nefertari’s temple at Abu Simbel. These appear to explain the origins of this mysterious ancient Egyptian Queen.

But once employed on her mission along the Nile, it soon becomes clear all may not be quite as it seems. There are those for whom her new role is both an opportunity and a threat. As a series of unexplained mishaps befall her party, Merry starts to wonder whom she can trust and whether she is the only one hoping to unearth Egypt’s ancient secrets.

The paperback version will be available in a few days. I do hope you enjoy Merry’s latest adventure. As ever, I welcome all feedback here on my website. I read and appreciate all reviews on Amazon. More adventures are planned for publication in 2018. Thank you. Fiona.

Paperback version of Belzoni’s Bequest

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FINALLY … the new cover for Belzoni’s Bequest in paperback is available on Amazon. It took ages to upload for reasons I don’t pretend to understand.

So now the whole series of seven books is available in both Kindle e-book and paperback versions, starting with Carter’s Conundrums.

For the uninitiated, these are a series of light, escapist stories following Meredith Pink’s adventures in Egypt. They’re modern stories, but each has an ancient Egyptian mystery at its heart. I’ve made a start on number eight, which I hope to publish early next year.

: Book 1. Carter’s Conundrums.

: Book 2. Tutankhamun’s Triumph.

: Book 3. Hatshepsut’s Hideaway.

: Book 4. Farouk’s Fancies.

: Book 5. Akhenaten’s Alibi.

: Book 6. Seti’s Secret.

Refresh and Relaunch

“Fiona, your books are great fun to read … but your cover designs are doing you no favours.” So I was told recently. “Why don’t you update the jackets so they look like the fictional adventure stories they are? At the moment they look like dull and boring history books!”

I’ve always believed it’s a good thing to respond positively to feedback. So, here are the results. I’ll let you judge for yourselves …

In my first book, Merry gets trapped in the Howard Carter Museum in Luxor, and finds some hidden hieroglyphics. It sets her off on a madcap treasure hunt…

From this … To this …

In Merry’s second adventure, the hieroglyphics have led her to believe there may be precious jewels hidden in Egypt … If only she can find them before anyone else does …

From this … To this …

In book 3, Merry has found the precious jewels … but can she protect them …?

From this … To this …

Her fourth adventure finds Merry racing to find a Dead Sea Scroll, perhaps hidden by King Farouk before it can fall into the wrong hands …

From this … To this …

In book 5, Merry is trying to stay one step ahead of a blackmailer intent on exposing her explosive secrets …

From this … To this …

And her most recent adventure finds Merry on a quest to discover the inside track on “The Greatest Story Ever Told” – The Exodus …

From this … To this …

Hmm, I can completely see where the person was coming from …

Personally, I love them. I hope you do, too.

Fiona Deal

Carter’s Conundrums

Carter’s Conundrums is the first book in my fictional series following Meredith Pink’s Adventures in Egypt. It’s available to download at the special promotional price of £0.99/ $1.50 here.

The books are present-day adventure stories. Meredith (Merry) is a thoroughly modern heroine who gets caught up in ancient Egyptian mysteries. No time travel, but in Carter’s Conundrums she embarks on a treasure hunt.

When English tourist Meredith Pink finds herself locked inadvertently in the Howard Carter museum in Luxor for the night, she has no idea about the thrilling Egyptian adventure she’s about to embark on. The museum was once Howard Carter’s home, where he lived during the historic years of his discovery and clearance of Tutankhamun’s tomb in the Valley of the Kings. Attempting to break free, Merry accidentally smashes the frame surrounding an original Carter watercolour of an elusive Egyptian queen. The discovery inside of a hidden message from Howard Carter himself, together with a set of mysterious hieroglyphics, sets her off on a quest to solve the puzzle of a lifetime.

Along the way she teams up with the dashing Adam Tennyson, a self-proclaimed “thwarted” Egyptologist. Together they set about unriddling the ancient texts, and find themselves on a madcap treasure hunt around some of Egypt’s most thrilling locations.

An exciting blend of adventure, mystery and romance, Carter’s Conundrums will demand all of Merry’s imagination and love of the fabled ancient land of the pharaohs to keep her on the trail, and out of trouble.

Read the reviews here.

Fiona Deal – author of Meredith Pink’s Adventures in Egypt