An Egyptian mummy that isn't one, a shrunken head in the museum, and a bog body in the trunk. In the basement of a Boston museum, a mummy is discovered. When the museum management has it examined, horrifying truths come to light: the mummy is not nearly as old as assumed, and a bullet is lodged in its leg. It will not be the last corpse that has been preserved according to the ancient art of burial. A perverse murderer seems intent on keeping his victims for eternity. Jane Rizzoli and Maura Isles begin their investigation and delve into a diabolical web of old family secrets and deadly obsession.