The Murder of Tutankhamen: A True Story

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Summary: A great book for anyone interested in Egypt or mysteries
Review: This was one of the most detailed and well researched books I have ever read about the young king Tutankhamen. A careful look at the circumstances surrounding the untimely death of the world's most famous pharoah. A must read for anyone interested in Egypt of murder mysteries.

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Summary: Mediocre, not always pleasantly so.
Review: To be honest with you, I don't know where to stand on this book. While I find the conclusion that Ay was the perpetrator more than a little presumptuous, I find Brier's reasoning for the most part sound and well put. I admire Brier because he is a romancist, and yet, there are times when he let's the romance carry both him and the book away, in the end venturing off of--if not losing entirely--the point. The plates for the most part are fine, though the one of the alabaster canopic stopper from KV55 is hopelessly and sadly blurred. In all honesty, I am disappointed that such an esteemed Egyptologist could not produce better work. The potential is there; the execution of it is not.

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Summary: Excellent! I gem of history!!`
Review: When I first saw this book, I thought that it was going to be a boring hsitory book. IT turned out to be an awesome piece of history. Don't pass this one up.