Since the death of Ramses the Great, the villagers of the Place of Truth must produce their best work to honour Egypt's greatest Pharaoh. And as the new master of work, Nefer the Silent bears the ultimate responsibility for all he oversees.
But the pressure of work cannot conceal the anxiety faced by all who live in the secret village; will the new Pharaoh Merenpath, want tO continue his father's:good work? And, even more frightening,who - or what - can be behind the series of violent crimes that has been terrorising the village?
