Pakistan, Jan. 23 -- Maha Khan Phillips' latest novel, The Museum Detective, marks her third fast-paced outing, seamlessly combining historical fiction with a gripping murder mystery set in modern-day Karachi. The story follows Gulfsa "Gul" Delani, a highly skilled archaeologist, who is called upon by the Sindh Police to examine a mummy discovered in Balochistan. The artefact, ornately adorned and bearing cuneiform inscriptions, hints at a possible connection to Persepolis, raising the stakes of a potentially monumental historical discovery.

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Phillips draws inspiration from a real incident from 25 years ago, when a purported mummified woman discovered in Balochistan sparked speculation ove...