Book excerpt: Feisty Cara Devon is on the trail of powerful ancient artifacts in this bestselling historical fantasy series. This boxed set contains the first three novels.1: Nefertiti's Heart A killer stalks the nobility seeking a legendary diamond said to have once belonged to Queen Nefertiti and rumoured to hold the key to immortality. 2: Hatshepsut's Collar An ancient Egyptian necklace is driving Queen Victoria mad with megalomania, and that's not Cara's most pressing problem.3: Nero's Fiddle People start dying from spontaneous human combustion when someone uses a relic from Rome to cover up an old secret.