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The Mask of Ra (Ancient Egyptian Mysteries, Bk 1)
The Mask of Ra - Ancient Egyptian Mysteries, Bk 1
Author: P. C. Doherty, Paul C. Doherty
ISBN-13: 9780425180938
ISBN-10: 042518093X
Publication Date: 7/1/2001
Pages: 288
Rating:
  • Currently 3.5/5 Stars.
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3.5 stars, based on 23 ratings
Publisher: Berkley
Book Type: Paperback
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adninstructor avatar reviewed The Mask of Ra (Ancient Egyptian Mysteries, Bk 1) on + 22 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 2
I loved this book! Having a life-long fascination with ancient Egypt, and loving a good mystery, there wasn't anything about the story that I didn't enjoy. The author knows his ancient history, and has used what is known about daily life in ancient Egypt to make the story draw the reader in to an exotic lost world. A fast read, with good plot twists.
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Helpful Score: 1
1st in Doherty's ancient Egypt series.
reviewed The Mask of Ra (Ancient Egyptian Mysteries, Bk 1) on
My first book by this author - well-written, and excellent research into the time period.
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Pharaoh Tuthmosis II is coming home victorious from war in the Nile Delta -- and he expects a hearty welcome. But instead of a parade, murder greets him within the hour of his docking. At the sound of ringing trumpets, the pharaoh falls dead before the statue of the sun god, Amun-Ra, while wounded doves circle overhead, a black omen for his people. Now his widow Hatusu and the Chief Judge must find a killer covering his tracks with the hot desert sands of ancient Egypt...