The lost prophecies

the long version

Staying with their museum-curator uncle in Egypt, for the Christmas holidays, Callie and Nick Latham make a startling discovery: a four-thousand year-old hieroglyphic message written to them. These are not standard hieroglyphics, but a code only Callie and Nick can interpret. When they're kidnapped by a cult who uses ancient magic they realise they're in way over their heads. The cult want to get their hands on the legendary Lost Prophecies, and know that Callie and Nick are key. And so the two are caught up in unravelling an ancient plot, following a maze of lethal clues in search of life-changing secrets...