This is the tenth action and archaeology-packed installment of the Cairo Jim Chronicles.A priceless artefact has gone missing in Rome - the imperishable Bauble of the ancient Emperor Tiberius. The Bauble has strange powers, and held in the wrong hands it could be used to bring about the end of civilization as we know it. Can Cairo Jim, well-known archaeologist and little-known poet, get to the bottom of things before it's too late?

 

 

This book is part of a book series called The Cairo Jim Chronicles .

There are 240 pages in this book. This book was published in 2008 by Walker Books Ltd .

Geoffrey McSkimming is a huge success in his native Australia, with fifteen books in the Cairo Jim series so far. While researching the globe-trotting series he went to Egypt, Mexico and Peru, to name but a few! An entertaining speaker, Geoffrey regularly appears at events in full Cairo Jim costume.