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eososray's review
4.0
I am sad to see that there is only one more book in this series.
Lt. Bak is the kind of detective I love to read about. He's honourable, good at his job and tenacious. So when he has doubts about the obvious culprit in this latest narrative, he begins to search deeper into the life and work of the victim to find a possible alternative.
As per usual, the author has blended the mystery and the culture seamlessly into another great volume of one of my favorite series.
Lt. Bak is the kind of detective I love to read about. He's honourable, good at his job and tenacious. So when he has doubts about the obvious culprit in this latest narrative, he begins to search deeper into the life and work of the victim to find a possible alternative.
As per usual, the author has blended the mystery and the culture seamlessly into another great volume of one of my favorite series.
plantbirdwoman's review
4.0
This tells the background story of Lieutenant Bak and explains how he came to be a policeman. As such, it should really have been number one in the series, but here it is - number seven. A prequel.
Lt. Bak is sent to the city of Buhen to command Medjay policemen. He meets with the commandant and within 24 hours that commandant, an honorable man, is dead, murdered possibly by his beautiful young wife who is found holding his body and covered in his blood. Bak is immediately attracted to her and finds himself unable to believe that one so fair could possibly be guilty of murder.
He quickly learns that the commandant was concerned about a scheme he had uncovered to steal the "flesh of the god" Amon - gold. He believes that the thief or thieves are responsible for the man's death.
In short order, two more men are violently killed and the plot thickens. Attempts are made on Bak's life. Is he getting too close to the truth?
He follows every clue, doggedly seeking the truth and hoping that it will clear the name of the woman he has come to love.
This is a well-plotted and interesting tale, my favorite in the series so far.
Lt. Bak is sent to the city of Buhen to command Medjay policemen. He meets with the commandant and within 24 hours that commandant, an honorable man, is dead, murdered possibly by his beautiful young wife who is found holding his body and covered in his blood. Bak is immediately attracted to her and finds himself unable to believe that one so fair could possibly be guilty of murder.
He quickly learns that the commandant was concerned about a scheme he had uncovered to steal the "flesh of the god" Amon - gold. He believes that the thief or thieves are responsible for the man's death.
In short order, two more men are violently killed and the plot thickens. Attempts are made on Bak's life. Is he getting too close to the truth?
He follows every clue, doggedly seeking the truth and hoping that it will clear the name of the woman he has come to love.
This is a well-plotted and interesting tale, my favorite in the series so far.
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