A good series of mysteries set during the reign of King Tut.
While I enjoyed this book, due to its ancient Egyptian period location, it's now starting to move into the realm of "vast international conspiracy," which is not my favorite genre for mysteries. I like my murders to be simple, even if they do interact with underworld demons, as this one does.
This is the 4th book of a 6-book series.
This is the 4th book of a 6-book series.
Someone - or something - is slaying innocent persons on the night streets in the royal city of Memphis. Frightened citizens believe it is the gruesome work of the Devourer, the eater of souls, one of the most fearsome gods in the Egyptian pantheon. Even Lord Meren, the Eyes and Ears of the Pharaoh, is baffled by this series of horrific crimes whose victims have only one thing in common: the grisly manner of their deaths.
Is the evildoer truly the Devourer, risen from the netherworld, or a mere mortal? Between Lord Meren and the truth lie dangerous mysteries - in the city's back alleys and in the bosom of his own noble family.
Is the evildoer truly the Devourer, risen from the netherworld, or a mere mortal? Between Lord Meren and the truth lie dangerous mysteries - in the city's back alleys and in the bosom of his own noble family.
Excellent Lord Meren Spy Master & Detective Ancient Egypt
