This is very funny, very charming and a great read. It's not very deep but it's a story that dragged me in, had me grinning and giggling at parts and I found it thoroughly enjoyable. Now don't get me wrong, it's not really realistic, along the same lines as The Mummy, and I liked it as much.
Abigail Merchant works in the British Museum and is certain that she has a hope of finding a famous but missing manuscript. She heads off to the middle east with knowledge from old guide books and a fist full of slightly moronic optimism. She meets up with Apollo Smith who decides to take her under his wing and keep her from harm. The two of them spark and a relationship ensues.
Now it sounds not so good but I have to admit that several weeks later I still have a smile on my face from remembering it.
