Larger	Drinker of Blood (Lord Meren, Bk 5) Author: Lynda S. Robinson
	Book Information Publisher: Mysterious Press Book Type: Hardcover Members Wishing: 0 Rating: 5 ISBN-13: 9780892966738 - ISBN-10: 0892966734 Publication Date: 1998 Pages: 304

For all her bejeweled beauty and warm wisdom, and despite all her dreams for her glorious Egypt, beloved Nefertiti is dead. Lord Meren not only suspects homicide, but is certain the culprit must be a personage of high power at court.

Shrewd Meren knows that the pharaoh has more than his share of burdens ruling a kingdom in turmoil; he does not need the specter of royal murder added to the load. And so the Eyes and Ears of Pharaoh, as the powerful Meren is called, elects to pursue his investigation of Nefertiti's death under the dark cloak of secrecy.

From the start, the Eyes and Ears of Pharaoh is rendered blind and deaf at every turn. When he wants to question the queen's cook, she disappears. When he seeks the steward, the man is conveniently killed. But with the help of his keen-witted son and a fearless Greek pirate, as well as some purloined papyri, progress is made.

As court mysteries mount, Meren's agitated behavior spurs the king's distrust. Worse yet, the beleaguered councilor is suddenly beset with scandal and calamity at every turn.