Review Detail

The City Spies are chasing hackers who attack the British Museum and other English entities. Chasing the hackers leads them to Egypt in search of renegade antiquities.
What I liked:
Lots of great information about codes and returning cultural treasures to the countries from which they were stolen, and who owns the artifacts, who found them, the world, or the land they are from? I liked how, in each book, a particular character gets to show how they shine and why they have been selected for the team; this time, it is kat and her code-hacking abilities and how, amidst the chaos, she can see order. There are a lot of layers, and this book makes for one of the most complexes the team has faced.
Final Verdict:
On top of the central theme of these books is the added layer of the family, especially for "Mother," who has adopted the city spies but dearly misses his children, who his wife Clemmie has hidden from him. Before the end of this novel, though, a significant change will happen for the city spies' family, and a new dynamic will be on the horizon. How will this change the series for future books, and will "Mother" be able to reunite with his whole family? Again, this author does a fantastic job of placing a story that keeps you guessing as you read each page, writes characters that are great to root for, and keeps you guessing till the end how the whole mystery will play out.