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A Body in the Pyramid

By Tom Hindle
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A glamourous film shoot takes a deadly turn in bestselling author Tom Hindle's gripping new murder mystery. Lights. Camera. Murder. Layla Pollard has dreamed of visiting the ancient oasis town of Araka all her life. So when the opportunity arises to travel to Egypt as a... Read More
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A glamourous film shoot takes a deadly turn in bestselling author Tom Hindle's gripping new murder mystery.

Lights. Camera. Murder.

Layla Pollard has dreamed of visiting the ancient oasis town of Araka all her life. So when the opportunity arises to travel to Egypt as a consulting archaeologist on a big-budget action movie, she jumps at the chance.

Arriving on location amid breathtaking ruins, Layla hopes for a warm welcome from the cast and crew. Instead, she finds the director doesn't want her there, conflict is rife behind the scenes and, to make matters worse, she is caught painfully off guard by a familiar face from her past.

The cameras are rolling. The actors are in place. But when the leading man is murdered, with Layla herself named the prime suspect, the drama really begins.

Trapped in the desert, with the sun blazing overhead, she must use all her ingenuity if she's to prove her innocence—and stop a ruthless killer in their tracks.

Praise for Tom Hindle . . .

'Tom Hindle is one of our most exciting voices in crime fiction, with work that's consistently punchy, intriguing, original, and delightful' — Janice Hallett

'Brilliantly clever' — Lucy Foley

'Heir to Christie' — Daily Mail

'Clever, classy and captivating' — Chris Whitaker

'Twisty and gripping . . . Hindle just gets better with every book' — Woman's Weekly

'Jolly entertainment' — Crime Time

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781529970913

Publisher: Cornerstone

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 14 January 2027

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Century

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 26.0mm

Width: 153.0mm

Height: 234.0mm

Weight: 454g

Pages: 352

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About the Author

Originally hailing from Leeds, Tom Hindle lives in Oxfordshire with his wife and daughter. He is the author of A Fatal Crossing, The Murder Game, Murder on Lake Garda, Death in the Arctic and A Killer in Paradise - which were all inspired by masters of the crime genre such as Agatha Christie and Anthony Horowitz. Tom is hard at work on his next murder mystery.

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