Recently divorced Anna Fox decides to cheer herself up by retracing a journey
her great grandmother Louisa made in the mid-nineteenth century ? a Nile cruise
from Luxor to Aswan. Anna carries with her two of Louisa?s possessions: an
ancient Egyptian scent bottle and an illustrated diary of the original cruise
that has lain unread for over a hundred years. As she follows in Louisa?s
footsteps, Anna discovers in the diary a wonderful Victorian love story ? and
the chilling secret of the little glass bottle. Meanwhile two men from the tour
party develop an unfriendly rivalry for her attention, while showing a
disturbing interest in Louisa?s mementoes. Most frightening of all, Anna finds
herself the victim of a spectral presence that grows in strength and threat as
the dramatic stories from three different eras intertwine in a terrifying
climax.