The discovery of Tutankhamun's tomb in 1922 became one of the greatest archaeological events in history. Hidden beneath the Valley of the Kings for more than three thousand years, the young pharaoh's burial chamber contained treasures unlike anything the modern world had seen.

Then the deaths began.

Within months of the tomb's opening, Lord Carnarvon was dead. Newspapers quickly connected his death to warnings of an ancient curse, and as other people associated with the discovery died in the years that followed, the legend grew stronger.

But was there really a curse?

In TUTANKHAMUN: THE CURSE THAT WOULDN'T DIE, James P. Patterson investigates the history behind one of archaeology's most famous legends. The book examines Howard Carter's discovery, the life and mysterious death of Tutankhamun, the people connected to the excavation, the deaths that fueled the curse story, and the scientific explanations proposed over the decades.

Separating documented evidence from newspaper sensationalism, later legend, and speculation, Patterson explores how an archaeological discovery became a worldwide mystery that has survived for more than a century.

The tomb was real. The deaths were real. The legend became unforgettable.

The question is whether the curse ever was.