A pharaoh with a golden mask sleeps for thousands of years in the darkness of an untouched tomb in the heart of the Valley of the Kings, a strange and imposing place where life is inextricably linked to death and people to their dreams...

Carter, the Egyptologist, and Carnarvon, the patron, will fall in love with Egypt and the Valley and will bring Tutankhamun out of obscurity despite the obstacles posed by war, rivalries, ambitions, and envy.

What secret does King Tutankhamun hold along with his scepter? What fate - but also curse - does the excavation of the astonishing treasure hold for its pioneers?

An unparalleled journey to the land of the Nile, The Secret of Tutankhamun was honored with the Maison de la presse award in 1992 and was among the ten bestsellers of 1998.