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Summary: Ancient Egypt, Murder & Fascinating Characters
Review: Robinson weaves a historically detailed, well-paced murder mystery set in and around the ancient city of Thebes. Robinson�s investigator is Lord Meren, the �eyes and ears� of the boy-king, Tutankhamun. Meren is an accessible, deliberate man who, through his observations and actions, reveals the ancient beliefs and ethos of Egypt. Meren�s world is peopled with historical and fictional entities that come to life in the pages of these books. This is not the most tightly plotted mystery, but Robinson's development of the characters and environs of the ancient world, makes it an absolutely delicious read.
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Summary: Murder among mummies
Review: Robinson's first mystery features Lord Meren, eyes and ears of the Pharoah Tutankhamun in ancient Egypt. A scribe, much disliked for his bullying habits, has been murdered in the Place of Anubis, the embalming sheds where the dead are prepared for rebirth.
Meren and his assistant, his adopted son, Kysen, scour the home of the scribe, his workplace, and the temples and holy places for clues to a crime with dire implications. Kysen visits the home of his battered youth, Meren balances the political against the merely criminal.
Robinson's pacing is a little too careful and measured, but she offers a wealth of colorful views into Egyptian life and political atmosphere and her characters are appealing.
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Summary: Murder in Ancient Egypt isn't easy to solve.
Review: The first in this series of novels has Lord Meren investigating a murder in the sacred Place of Anubis. For those unfamiliar with Egyptian religion, Anubis was the God of Embalming. Bodies were embalmed, a long and laborious process, before being entombed. Egyptians believed that without the proper spells, amulets, and procedures after death, a soul, or ka would not enter the afterlife.This being known, it is unthinkable that someone would kill in the Place of Anubis. This person must have been most desperate and bold in order to do so. Meren discovers there is no lack of suspects. The man was disliked by his collegues and his family alike. Suspects are going fast, however, two of them are murdered before the true nature of the crime is discovered. At the heart of these crimes is an unholy greed that could consume Meren and his son Kysen before they discover the truth.
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Summary: Good Plot Bad Ending
Review: The story was very good and keep you guessing to the very end. The only problem that I had with the ending was that it was completed in about ten pages. There was no intrigue and in my opinion no setup or big finale. She just ended it in about ten pages. I was waitnig for a great conclusion and was very let down.
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Summary: Good Plot Bad Ending
Review: The story was very good and keep you guessing to the very end. The only problem that I had with the ending was that it was completed in about ten pages. There was no intrigue and in my opinion no setup or big finale. She just ended it in about ten pages. I was waitnig for a great conclusion and was very let down.
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Summary: Great Story Bad Ending
Review: The story was very good with a lot of details. I enjoyed the first three quarters of the book but was very disappointed at the ending. Without giving anything away, the ending was concluded in about ten pages. I personally don't like that. I like when there is a big finale and you are unsure of what is going to happen. This was far from my expectations. It is very disappointing to read a good plot and then lose interest at the end. I felt that his book lacked any imagination at the end.
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Summary: Great Story Bad Ending
Review: The story was very good with a lot of details. I enjoyed the first three quarters of the book but was very disappointed at the ending. Without giving anything away, the ending was concluded in about ten pages. I personally don't like that. I like when there is a big finale and you are unsure of what is going to happen. This was far from my expectations. It is very disappointing to read a good plot and then lose interest at the end. I felt that his book lacked any imagination at the end.
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Summary: This is just what I was looking for
Review: This book is just what I was looking for. I have been searching for book dealing with life in ancient Egypt (even if it is ficticious) for some time now. This book and hopefully the series has completed my search.
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Summary: Different and Excellent
Review: This is a murder mystery that takes place in ancient Egypt during the reign of King Tut. The detective is a member of Pharoah's court -- his title is Eyes and Ears of Pharoah, so I suppose one could say he was the chief of the Secret Police or something along those lines. There is something refreshing about a murder mystery set in ancient times -- introducing the reader to not only a different culture but a totally different mindset. (Plus showing that murders were achieved long before guns and sometimes in ingenious manners.) Excellent book!
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Summary: Different and Excellent
Review: This is a murder mystery that takes place in ancient Egypt during the reign of King Tut. The detective is a member of Pharoah's court -- his title is Eyes and Ears of Pharoah, so I suppose one could say he was the chief of the Secret Police or something along those lines. There is something refreshing about a murder mystery set in ancient times -- introducing the reader to not only a different culture but a totally different mindset. (Plus showing that murders were achieved long before guns and sometimes in ingenious manners.) Excellent book!
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