MEET THE TIME KEYS
Hunt for the golden Scarab
BOOK ONE in the time keys series
Sim and his mum never live anywhere long. When dangerous strangers appear one night, Sim discovers why. His mum has been keeping secrets: she has the power to open doors in time.
Running for their lives, Sim and his friends are determined to outwit the sinister Council of Keys and be the first to find Nefertiti’s lost tomb and a powerful door to Ancient Egypt. They must piece together long-hidden clues if they are to solve the mystery of her golden heart scarab. Can they find it before the Council finds them?
AUDIOBOOK
WRITTEN BY: M. G. Leonard
NARRATED BY: Theo Solomon
SERIES: TIME KEYS, book one
LENGTH: 7 hours and 17 minutes
ACTIVITIES
A free fun activity sheet can be downloaded from Dropbox.
This contains a wordsearch, codes to crack, a crossword and a treasure map to solve.
Teachers, can find a free downloadable PDF of classroom activities in TES or you can download it from Dropbox.
There is also a playlist of videos featuring M. G. Leonard reading the first chapter from Hunt for the Golden Scarab, talking about the inspiration for the book, and Ancient Egypt in her YouTube channel.
REVIEWS & INterviews
THE LEGEND OF VIKING THUNDER
Coming 11th September 2025
Sim's Uncle Emmett is missing. He’s running from the ruthless Council of Keys. Sim and his cousin Jeopardy are determined to find him. Their search takes them through a hidden door in time to Viking Norway and a desperate mission across land and sea to stop the legendary Gjallarhorn - said to herald Ragnarök, the end of the world - from falling into the wrong hands.
The Legend of Viking Thunder can be read as a stand-alone novel, or enjoyed as part of the thrilling Time Keys series.
book three in the time keys series
Coming February 2026