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3.69 AVERAGE
3.69 AVERAGE
Functional whodunit, rating could improve depending on how the world/character dynamics are fleshed out in subsequent books.
I stumbled across these books in the library when I was very young and loved them all.
I do love Ancient Egyptian mystery stories. I like that this one includes some interesting political knowledge and details on the burial practices.
I liked this, but I didn't love it. There was some weird stuff about the Egyptian royal lines, but it might be because this was made in 1994 and our understanding has changed. I'll read the second one, for sure.
adventurous
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Excrement, Vomit, Murder
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Blood
Minor: Homophobia, Incest, Infertility, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Pregnancy
Entertaining read and interesting window into an aspect I hadn't considered in Egyptian history - the actual rule of King Tut
Mystery was 3-3.5 stars but the setting and characters were terrific. Set in ancient Egypt during the reign of Tutankhamun, I have no idea how historically accurate this was but it felt pretty believable. The "detective" characters, the "Eyes and Ears of the Pharaoh", have a lot of baggage and so are in themselves interesting. Plus, everyone knows what happens eventually to Tutankhamun so I'm kinda on tenterhooks to read the rest of this. These last three all bump it up to 5 stars in my book.
When a body is discovered in the Place of Anubis, that of scribe Hormin, chief investigator of Pharoah Tutankhamum investigates. Hormin seems to have been universally disliked resulting in many suspects. But then another body is discovered. Is there a connection between them, and what could be the motive.
An entertaining historical mystery with its interesting characters. A good start to the series.
Murder in the Place of Anubis is the first book in a series of mysteries that take place during the reign of Tutankhamen. The detective-protagonist is named Lord Meren and he reports directly to the pharaoh.
Meren is called to investigate a murder when a corpse is found in the Place of Anubis (where bodies are mummified).
The novel is part period piece and part standard, no frills, murder investigation. Like Lt. Columbo, Lord Meren knows early on who has done it and the likely motive behind the murder but he still needs enough evidence to prove his case.
While I did enjoy the scenes of interaction between Lord Meren and Tutankhamen, I found the rest of the book too bland to interest me in reading any more books in the series.
Meren is called to investigate a murder when a corpse is found in the Place of Anubis (where bodies are mummified).
The novel is part period piece and part standard, no frills, murder investigation. Like Lt. Columbo, Lord Meren knows early on who has done it and the likely motive behind the murder but he still needs enough evidence to prove his case.
While I did enjoy the scenes of interaction between Lord Meren and Tutankhamen, I found the rest of the book too bland to interest me in reading any more books in the series.
A short but entertaining read - Meren, Eyes of the Pharoah and friend of the living god, and his son investigate a series of murders, with a cast of suspects consisting of some very colourful characters!
The first thing I worry about when starting a new historical series is that the author will be so pleased with their research that they will sacrifice story pacing to lecture about history. I enjoy history, and enjoy reading history non-fiction books, but in a fictional story heavy handed over-working of the setting derails the story and is far more annoying than under-characterising the setting.
Lynda manages to avoid this by sketching in ancient egypt with the lightest of touches, so much so that you rarely notice she is doing it at all. The details are seamlessly woven into the story and the perceptions of the protagonists.
Overall, the story is light, easily-readable, short and enjoyable. I'll definitely be back for more.
The first thing I worry about when starting a new historical series is that the author will be so pleased with their research that they will sacrifice story pacing to lecture about history. I enjoy history, and enjoy reading history non-fiction books, but in a fictional story heavy handed over-working of the setting derails the story and is far more annoying than under-characterising the setting.
Lynda manages to avoid this by sketching in ancient egypt with the lightest of touches, so much so that you rarely notice she is doing it at all. The details are seamlessly woven into the story and the perceptions of the protagonists.
Overall, the story is light, easily-readable, short and enjoyable. I'll definitely be back for more.