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A new novel of murder in the reign of Pharoah Hatusu featuring Judge Amerotke as the crime-solver. At a peace treaty signing between Egypt and Libya in Thebes, three of Egypt's leading scribes die violently on the Temple forecourt, the victims of a vile poisoning. To add to the mounting unease, a prosperous merchant and his young wife are found drowned. Rumours soon sweep the imperial city. The Poisoner of Ptah has returned. It falls to Amerotke, Chief Judge of the Halls of Two Truths, to show more investigate these hideous crimes - his hunt for the Poisoner leads him to discover yet more suspicion and potential danger. This story sees the Judge pit his wits against a cunning opponent who seems intent on spreading his death-dealing powders. Amerotke enters the twilight world of glorious Thebes where life can be so rich and yet death so swift and brutal. show lessTags
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Judge Amerotke must find the person who is responsible for several poisonings in Thebes before he (or the Pharaoh Queen) becomes one of the next victims.
Another great tale by Doherty. I am so glad that he has added another supporting character to the cast. The stories continue to have great plots with surprising twists and turns throughout. Ancient Egypt continues to be and engaging backdrop for these tales.
Another great tale by Doherty. I am so glad that he has added another supporting character to the cast. The stories continue to have great plots with surprising twists and turns throughout. Ancient Egypt continues to be and engaging backdrop for these tales.
A series of poisonings and mysterious deaths have Chief Judge to Pharoah Hatusu, Lord Amerotke, puzzled.
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Paul C. Doherty was born on September 21, 1946. He is an award winning British author, educator, and historian. He is also the Headmaster of Trinity Catholic High School, Woodford Green, Essex, in the United Kingdom. He went to Liverpool University where he gained a First Class Honours Degree in History and at Exeter College, Oxford, where he show more received a doctorate for his thesis on Edward II. Dr. Doherty is a historian who lectures for a number of organisations, particularly on historical mysteries. Dr. Doherty was awarded an Order of the British Empire for his services to education in 2011. His other career is that of Headmaster at Trinity Catholic High School, Woodford Green, Essex for 30 years. In 1999, the school was given Beacon status which rates it as outstanding among other schools in it's category. Dr. Doherty has published a series of historical mysteries set in the Middle Ages, Classical, Greek, and Ancient Egypt. He writes both fiction and non-fiction under his own name, both as P.C. Doherty and Paul C. Doherty, as well as the pennames: Anna Apostolou, Michael Clynes, and Ann Dukthas. Doherty is the author of several mystery series, including The Sorrowful Mysteries of Brother Athelstan, the Hugh Corbett medieval mysteries, and the Canterbury Tales of mystery. He has written 100 published books which have been printed in several languages and distributed in several different countries including the UK, United States, Spain, and Germany. He was also awarded the Herodotus, for lifelong achievement for excellence in the writing of historical mysteries by the Historical Mystery Appreciation Society. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- Canonical title
- The Poisoner of Ptah
- Original publication date
- 2008-02-19
- People/Characters
- Amerotke; The Rekhet; Ipuye; Ani; Nadif
- Important places
- Thebes, Egypt; The Oasis of Bitter Bread; The Temple of Ptah; The House of the Golden Vine
- Important events
- New Kingdom of Egypt; Eighteenth Dynasty of Egypt
- Dedication
- From Martin Zealander, with lvoe, to his sister Ruth Robbins who sadly passed away on 8 December 2004, aged 45
- First words
- "Pay now devotion to the god with the face of a dog and the brow of a man."
- Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)"It is finished..."
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- Members
- 138
- Popularity
- 232,923
- Reviews
- 2
- Rating
- (3.58)
- Languages
- Czech, English, French
- Media
- Paper, Ebook
- ISBNs
- 10
- ASINs
- 2
