Wrapped by Jennifer Bradbury

Thanks to Jane Austen and Georgette Heyer, I give automatic points to any book taking place in Regency England. WRAPPED by Jennifer Bradbury gets additional points for Jane Austen references, historical details, a sympathetic lady's maid, multiple foreign languages and espionage.

Agnes Wilkins is making her debut as a young lady in London society, and her first event is a mummy unwrapping at the home of her wealthy, handsome and single neighbor, Lord Showalter. She finds and surreptitiously keeps an object hidden in the mummy's wrappings. After the event ends suddenly and several of her neighbors' houses are ransacked, Agnes decides she must learn more about the mysterious object. This involves much sneaking about but is well rewarded by the acquaintance of a handsome young stranger named Caedmon Stowe who shares her passion for adventure. Agnes and Caedmon's (how do you pronounce that?) discoveries embroil them in a mystery that extends from the tombs of Egypt to the intrigues of Napoleon. Meanwhile, Agnes must keep her adventures hidden from not only her parents and chaperone but also her persistent new suitor, Lord Showalter.

This is a fun, fast read. The story kept me engrossed, and I liked the ending. The Egyptian bits brought to mind the Amelia Peabody series by Elizabeth Peters, although in those books Amelia Peabody actually goes to Egypt, while in this one we see the Egypt craze as it occurred in England, which is interesting in its own way.