Melodie Campbell, The Pharaoh’s Curse Murders

Melodie Campbell, The Pharaoh’s Curse Murders

June 10, 2026 · 20 min · Season 4 · Episode 38

About this episode

Erik D’Souza interviews Melodie Campbell about her latest book, exploring themes of women's rights and archaeology in a murder mystery set in the 1920s.

Erik D’Souza speaks with author Melodie Campbell about her Merry Widow Murders series set in the 1920s. Melodie discusses her latest book, The Pharaoh’s Cursed Murders (published by Cormorant Books), which features her protagonist, Lady Revelstoke, solving a murder aboard a cruise ship bound for Egypt while exploring themes of women’s rights and the ethics of archaeological digs. She explains how she incorporates comedy through her character, Elf, who serves as a comedic foil to the book’s se...

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