B T Polcari

College student Sara Donovan is in the homestretch of graduating when a mysterious package arrives with an invitation to an exclusive contest. One that will drastically change the winner's life. Included are unsettling photographs from forgettable chapters in her life and a threatening note strongly suggesting she participate. With no good options, Sara enters the contest and finds herself at a fabulous mansion up against eight formidable opponents, each with a dark secret and all racing to solve seven levels of riddles and puzzles. After a contestant's body is discovered, Sara contemplates dropping out when another package arrives, its chilling contents making clear she's at the center of a dangerous game with deadly consequences if she quits. But what it doesn't say is-what happens if she wins?

When freshman year at the University of Alabama draws to a close, Sara Donovan finds herself grappling with the same old question--listen to her head or follow her heart. What she ends up doing is purchasing an Egyptian souvenir funerary mask, and after a mysterious phone call, she's certain a ring of antiquities smugglers are operating in Tuscaloosa. With finals never far from her mind and her return to 'Bama hanging in the balance, she should be studying. Instead she launches her own investigation to prove her mask is indeed a stolen artifact, and not a cheap trinket. When it comes time to snoop, Sara is more than ready, or at least she was until a hot new teaching assistant moves in next door. Suddenly she learns things are never as they seem. Ever.