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Lord Amerotke, Pharaoh's Chief Judge, is already in the middle of a murder case when it seems that there is another grave murder to investigate. One of Egypt's great heroes has been brutally killed and Pharaoh Hatusu herself has decided to intervene. She believes that General Balet's murder is only the beginning and she calls on Judge Amerotke for help. There is more to link the deaths than originally meets the eye - but can Amerotke track down the killer before he strikes again?Tags
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4th is the series, the characters remain true as Chief Judge Amerotke is asked by the Queen Pharoah to investigate the murder of an inmportant general. Slowly several other military heroes of the same troop are killed and Amerotke rushes to find the murder before all of Egypt's heroes are killed.
I am heavily invested in the story and characters by this 4th book. I love this series. Doherty does a nice job of creating an Egypt that is interesting mysterious and an enthralling backdrop for the characters. I can only say I wish I had the whole entire series so I could devour them at once. Chief Amertoke is a great character, discerning in his decisions, morally up right, even faithful to his wife! He is a very likeable protagonist. In show more contrast, the Queen Pharoah Hatusu is ever changing as chameleon and hard to trust or even like sometimes. Well balanced characterizations make this series enjoyable. show less
I am heavily invested in the story and characters by this 4th book. I love this series. Doherty does a nice job of creating an Egypt that is interesting mysterious and an enthralling backdrop for the characters. I can only say I wish I had the whole entire series so I could devour them at once. Chief Amertoke is a great character, discerning in his decisions, morally up right, even faithful to his wife! He is a very likeable protagonist. In show more contrast, the Queen Pharoah Hatusu is ever changing as chameleon and hard to trust or even like sometimes. Well balanced characterizations make this series enjoyable. show less
El juez del Antiguo Egipto, Amerotke, se enfrenta a un caso de homicidio. Esta vez parece ser uno de los más enigmáticos que le han salido al paso, y tener todas las trazas de ser sólo el primero de una serie de asesinatos en cadena. Un joven y ambicioso escriba, Ipúmer, enamorado de la hija de un poderoso general, parece claro que ha sido envenenado por la despechada Neshratta; pero cuando en el templo de Set aparece el cadáver de otro heroico militar, las cosas empiezan a tomar otro cáriz.
Dec 12, 2022Spanish
De nuevo el juez del Antiguo Egipto Amerotke se enfrenta a un caso de homicidio, a uno de los más enigmáticos que le han salido al paso, y éste tiene todas las trazas de ser sólo el primero de una serie de asesinatos en serie. A un joven y ambicioso escriba, Ipúmer, enamorado de la hija de un poderoso general, parece claro que le ha envenenado la despechada Neshratta; pero cuando en el templo de Set aparece el cadáver de otro heroico militar, las cosas empiezan a tomar otro cariz.
Feb 15, 2011Spanish
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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 Slayers of Seth
- Important places
- Egypt
- Important events
- New Kingdom of Egypt; Eighteenth Dynasty of Egypt
- Epigraph
- SETH: one of the most dangerous and oldest of Egyptian deities.
- Dedication
- Dedicated to the memory of three beloved babies, Jacob, Louis Stephen and Rosa May, the children of Corinna and Stephen Black of Woodford Green and their cousin, Anthony Peter Carl Hayes of Dagenham
- First words
- A hostile day for the power of Egypt, the third of the second month of Perit, the Season of Going Out, when red-haired, mischievous, malevolent Seth had opposed the sailing of the Sky God Shu in his barque.
- Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)'Later on, perhaps in the Season of the Inundation, Karnac will offer the tray and the cups as a fitting gift, a gesture of loyalty and support to the Divine One, their Pharaoh-Queen!'
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