书目

CaseThatTimeForgot

内容简介

Xander’sclassmateKarimtellshimaboutafamousamuletcarvedintheshapeofThoth,theEgyptiangodoftime.Itwasthoughttobesopowerfulthatitcouldturnbacktimeonedayeveryhundredyears.Andthatdayisinaweek!TheamuletdisappearedfromaLondonmuseumyearsago.XenaandXander’scelebratedancestorSherlockHolmestriedtofindit,buthadnoluck.Thetwinsareonthecase—andsoaremysteriousfoeswhoaretryingtothwartandperhapsevenharmthem!CanXanderandXenatrackdownwhatSherlockHolmescouldnot?

作者简介

Barrettisbestknownforherhistoricalyoungadultnovel,AnnaofByzantium,afictionalizedretellingofthelifeofPrincessAnnaComnenainmedievalByzantium.SheisalsotheauthoroftheSherlockFilesseries,whichfollowstheadventuresoftwoyoungdescendantsofHolmesastheysolvehiscoldcases.Besidesanauthor,BarrettisalsoaseniorlecturerofItalianlanguageandcivilizationatVanderbiltUniversity.SheholdsadegreesfromBrownandtheUniversityofCalifornia,Berkeley,andhastaughtatVanderbiltsince1984.

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