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A vile rumor sweeps across the desert like a swiftly gathering sandstorm: Queen Hatshepsut plans to disband much of her frontier army and transform its fortresses into storehouses. The arrival of Amonked--the Queen's cousin and Storekeeper of Amon--at the city of Buhen convinces an uneasy Lieutenant Bak of the Medjay police that the whisperings that have alarmed the populace are true. Then, a day after Amonked inspects the local garrison and departs, a body is found stabbed in the house show more where he and his party rested. The slain man was a local prince, beloved by his people, so Bak travels upriver to join the caravan and investigate. Though nothing tangible connects Amonked and his people to the heinous act, Bak's inquiry soon sheds a disturbing light on an inexplicable crime. For the clues suggest that twisted honor and vengeance lie at its root . . . and a shocking secret, protected by murder and silence, that could itself silence the truth--and Bak--for eternity. show lessTags
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Fourth in a generally good series of Egyptian mysteries set on the Egypt./Nubian frontier during the reign of Hatshepsut. The first two stories were good, the third (A Vile Injustice) was excessively grim and n compensation this one is more frivolous, or so it seemed to me when I read it some time ago.
I love the setting but the plot is very drawn-out.
The Queen sends a cousin to inspect border forts and determine whether they are necessary. The army and population are alarmed by the prospect of being uprooted. A minor local king is killed in the building in which the inspector is lodged and Bek must investigate, accompanying the inspection. Further complications arise when local desert tribes unite under a charismatic leader to raid the caravan.
Une rumeur inquiétante se répand le long du Nil, au sud de Kemet : la reine Hatchepsout projette de démanteler ses armées sur la frontière et de transformer en entrepôts les forteresses du Ventre de Pierres. L’arrivée d’un groupe d’inspection à la citadelle de Bouhen confirme les craintes de bak, le chef de la police.
« Lauren Haney vous offre à la fois un billet de première classe pour vous rendre ailleurs à une autre époque, et une lecture qui va crescendo de la première à la dernière page. »
« Lauren Haney vous offre à la fois un billet de première classe pour vous rendre ailleurs à une autre époque, et une lecture qui va crescendo de la première à la dernière page. »
Jan 4, 2012French
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- Canonical title
- A Curse of Silence
- People/Characters
- Lieutenant Bak; Amonked
- Important places
- Africa; Egypt (Ancient)
- Important events
- New Kingdom of Egypt; Eighteenth Dynasty of Egypt
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