The Pharaoh's Eye by Cate Dean

Author:Cate Dean
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: cozy mystery, ghost mystery, cozy mystery prequel, cozy mystery amateur sleuth
Publisher: Cate Dean
Published: 2020-02-20T16:00:00+00:00

Five

“Absolutely not.” Mum argued with Spencer in the corner of the room, but their voice kept rising, enough for Kit to hear. “We know where the necklace might be, and we’re taking that information to Ian.”

“The bloody bastard could be gone by the time we tell Ian, and he gathers his men to head over.”

“I’m not putting Kit in—”

“He has already left,” the ghost said. She appeared next to Kit, but he’d felt her there already, like a cold breath on his neck. She had only told him her name, Josephine Cameron, and that the necklace belonged to her. “He means to destroy my beautiful necklace, split the emeralds up and sell them. If he manages to do so before the curse catches up to him.”

“Curse?” Kit kept his voice low, turning to her. “What curse?”

She smiled at him, a smile that had cold fingers sliding down his spine. “No man will possess the Pharaoh’s Eye, without it costing him all that he is. My husband did not believe in the curse, and it took his life.”

“Who has it? Did you recognize him?”

“I never saw the coward’s face, but even if I had, I may not have recognized him. I have been dead far too long, young Kit. Even the last of my youngest contemporaries are long gone.” Josephine drifted closer, and he hunched his shoulders, wishing he hadn’t left his heavy wool coat in the cloakroom downstairs. “I can tell you this: he seems to believe the necklace is his, by right of birth. Only a Cameron woman can truly inherit the Pharaoh’s Eye. If you wait long enough, the curse will take care of him.”

Horror shot through him.

“We can’t—” Kit cut himself off when both Mum and Spencer turned to stare at him.

“Can’t what, Kit?” Mum looked concerned, frown lines appearing between her eyes. They only showed up when Dad overtaxed himself. Now Kit had become a burden. He never should have told her— “Kit.”

“Uh—we can’t let him get away?”

“We can, if it means keeping you safe. The police will catch him when he tries to sell the necklace.” Mum headed over to him, rubbing her arms. “It got cold in here. The sun must be...” Her voice faded, and Kit knew she understood why it was cold in this part of the room. “Is the ghost—here?”

Kit swallowed and nodded. “Josephine said he’s planning to break up the necklace, so he can sell the emeralds separately.”

Mum stilled, her eyes wide. “How did you know it was an emerald necklace?”

“She described it to me.”

Spencer joined them, his face serious. “What’s her full name, sport?” He tried to make his voice light, but Kit saw the concern—and the fear—in his eyes.

“Josephine Cameron.”

Mum gasped, gripping Spencer’s hand. “He really sees her, Spence.”

“Of course, I do.” Kit was offended that Mum thought he’d lie about seeing a bloody ghost. “How do you know who she is, Mum?”

“I—we—”

“The summer your mum and I met,” Spencer said, squeezing Mum’s hand, “we found the necklace in a graveyard.

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