Thebes (Egypt) in 1153 B.C. is a growing metropolis that is governed in the east by Paser and in the west by Pawero. When a heinous crime is committed, the rival mayors both claim rights to the investigation of the brutal murder of an elderly priestess named Hetephras. The task goes to the "Cle...
"Another brilliant and out-of-the-ordinary murder mystery by the author of" Year of the Hyenas, " with an unusual and interesting detective, this time trying to pursue and rescue his own ex-wife, sold into slavery in the city of Babylon (in modern times, near Baghdad) at a time of violence and gr...
Semerket, who had never before been frightened by the landscape of sleep, was now afraid to close his eyes for more than a few minutes. He discovered that by sitting up all night on the brick bench in Hetephras’s reception room, he could wake more quickly when the lioness sprang, and so elude her...
Semerket learned of the deception the next morning when Marduk introduced him to a merchant at the river’s edge. The man, a wineseller, had agreed to escort them all the way to Babylon, Marduk told him. “And here is our transport,” he announced with a flourish, indicating a vessel floating a few ...