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The Blue Scarab

The Blue Scarab

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The blue scarab explores how a seemingly trivial theft reveals layers of historical secrecy, intellectual precision, and cryptic knowledge. In a world typically dominated by brutal and predictable crimes, the arrival of a strange case involving a missing artifact offers a momentary departure. At the centre, lies a curious object a blue scarab taken from a locked box during a suspiciously timed fire. What elevates the incident from mere theft is the recovery of every other item except the scarab, returned in a parcel bearing an enigmatic seal covered in hieroglyphs. Attention is drawn to the investigator s capacity to isolate essential details immediately and to summon obscure, precise knowledge from unrelated fields. The scarab s origin is layered in family legend involving war, gambling, and the unexplained disappearance of valuable jewels. Doubt surrounds its material worth, but its symbolic and historical significance remains potent. Each element of the case the letter, the seal, the family tale converges not toward a solution through force, but through interpretation and perception. This makes the case stand apart as an intellectual puzzle where the missing object may hold truths long buried under mistrust, silence, and time.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
168
Release Date:
2025-07-01
Publication Date:
2025-07-01
Publisher:
Double 9 Books
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
9371818298
ISBN13:
9789371818292
Weight:
220 g
Height:
140 cm
Width:
216 cm
Thickness:
9 cm
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