"It all started with a radio news flash as the bus carrying the 15th Hampstead Cub Scouts was nearing their campsite. An unidentified body, the victim of a deadly snake bite, had been found in the village to which they were going. At their campsite, they no sooner had their tents up than the tents were ransacked. Why? Why had the stranger pushed Albert into the river? Who were the mysterious guests at Miss Hylyard's? Was the curse of the Egyptian mummy at work?"--Back cover.