When it was discovered in 1922, the 3300-year-old tomb of Tutankhamun sent shockwaves around the world. The boy-king became a household name overnight and kick-started an international obsession that continues to this day. So much of the story remains untold, and so Christina Riggs weaves compelling historical analysis with tales of how this inconsequential pharaoh has shaped the world of art, politics, and pop culture, while also tracing how the fascination with King Tut has been affected by unscrupulous scientists, racist historians, and Big Oil.