Synopses & Reviews
Mahuformer Chief of Police and Keeper of the Secrets of the Heartis presiding over an uneasy quiet in the Royal Circle at Thebes following the disappearance of the Pharaoh Akenhaten and the abandonment of his new, sun-worshipping religion. Members of different factions are barely held together by loyalty to the six-year-old Emperor Tutankhamun when extraordinary news reaches the city: Akenhaten has returned to Egypt. The words are greeted with dismay by all who hear them, as Akenhaten is assumed to be dead, and Mahu can certainly vouch that the woman claiming to be the Emperors wife is a fraud. The strange man claiming to be emperor who has appeared in the Delta must be investigated before the divergent factions rip the Egyptian empire asunder.
Synopsis
Mahu, former Chief of Police and Keeper of the Secrets of the Heart is sitting down to record his memories. He sees uneasy quiet reigning in the Royal Circle at Thebes, after the disappearance of the Pharaoh Akenhaten and the abandonment of his new, sun-worshipping religion. Members of different factions are barely held together by loyalty to the six-year-old Emperor, Tutankhamun. Then extraordinary news reaches the Council: Akenhaten has returned to Egypt.
The words are greeted with dismay by all who hear them, for surely Akenhaten is dead? Mahu can certainly vouch that the woman claiming to be the Emperor's wife, Nefertiti, is a fraud. Whoever the man is who has appeared in the Delta, he must be investigated.
About the Author
Paul Doherty is the author of several mystery series, including the Ancient Egypt Trilogy, the Ancient Roman Mysteries series, and The Sorrowful Mysteries of Brother Athelstan series.