- Mass Market Paperback: 304 pages
- Publisher: Avon Books (Sep 2002)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0380812878
- ISBN-13: 978-0380812875
- Product Dimensions: 17.1 x 10.6 x 2.1 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 961,773 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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In this novel, Lt Bak has been allowed to return from Buhen and is breaking his journey in Luxor/Thebes during the 10-day festival of Opet, when the image of the god Amon is taken from the Thebes temple in procession to Luxor to visit, then back again.
Of course, nothing goes smoothly and a Hittite horse trader is murdered even as Bak arrives. The murder is also linked to the theft of small but valuable objects from Amon's own temple and Bak has to solve both mysteries, to save his life and break his heart.
Lauren Haney knows her history and she has taken great care to research everyday life in ancient Egypt - and it shows. If you're an Elizabeth Peters fan, you might like Haney's novels as well!
Of course, nothing goes smoothly and a Hittite horse trader is murdered even as Bak arrives. The murder is also linked to the theft of small but valuable objects from Amon's own temple and Bak has to solve both mysteries, to save his life and break his heart.
Lauren Haney knows her history and she has taken great care to research everyday life in ancient Egypt - and it shows. If you're an Elizabeth Peters fan, you might like Haney's novels as well!
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
The best so far..
21 Oct 2002
Format:Mass Market Paperback
I've enjoyed all of Lauren Haney's Egyptian mysteries, but this one was by the farthest the hardest to put down! I finished it the same day I got it, because it was the story was so interesting. I really enjoyed the book being set around a festival, because it gave me more of a feel for the history of Ancient Egypt. And the descriptions really makes you feel like you are there in Kemet while everything is going on about you.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
brilliant as usual
20 Sep 2002
Format:Mass Market Paperback
It seems as if it's suddenly raining bodies at Waset, and as usual, Lt. Bak of the Medjay police is in the thick of it!
Lt. Bak and his company are enjoying a brief stopover in Waset before they move on to assume their new posting in Mennufer. Coincidentally, the people of Waset are celebrating the Beautiful Feast of Opet -- an opulent eleven day celebration, at which people from all over Kemet (Egypt) gather to commemorate and give thanks. It is a time of great festivity and rejoicing -- definitely not for hunting murderers and rooting out foul and monstrous deeds! And yet that is exactly the situation that Lt. Bak finds himself in (not that he's complaining though).
While walking about with his fellow Medjay officers at the busy Waset harbor, Lt. Bak stumbles onto the vicious murder of a Hittite horse trader. And while Lt. Bak would dearly love to look into the murder of this man, he (unfortunately) has no authority to act while he is in Waset. That is until the auditor Worserhet, is found murdered at one of the sacred warehouses of Lord Amon, in a manner similar to the Hittite's. Now, it so happens that Worserhet had been conducting an audit of the warehouses, making sure that the records tallied with the inventory. The Chief priest of Lord Amon himself, Hapuseneb, had given Worserhet this special assignment. But because Hapuseneb is currently busy with the many duties that overseeing the Beautiful Feast of Opet, Lt. Bak will be unable to question him as to why Worserhet had been working on the audit, and so discover the motive behind his murder. Instinct tells Bak that Worserhet had discovered some form theft at the warehouses. But User, the Overseer of Overseers of the storehouses of Amon, stoutly denies that any such hanky-panky could be going on without his knowing about it. Instinct also tells Bak that Worserhet's murder and that of the Hittite horse trader's are somehow linked. But exactly how, is a question that perplexes him. Given that task of unraveling what's going on by Amonked (the storekeeper of Amon, and cousin to Queen Hatshepsut), Bak is determined to get to the bottom of what's going on, and to discover what links Worserhet's murder to the trader's. But as the investigation progresses, so does the body count mount. And Bak soon makes a very chilling discovery -- just as he is hunting a dangerous killer, so too is the killer hunting him! Searching for this ruthless and intelligent killer could prove to be Bak's most dangerous case yet.
I've found that I can always count on Lauren Haney to provide me with a mystery novel that is always clever, intricate and provides hours of fun reading. As usual, the plot was a rather brilliant one that was beautifully set out, complete with plot twists and red herring suspects to keep you guessing to the very end. The level of suspense was skillfully maintained throughout, and the authour had peopled the novel with characters that were both colourful and multi-faceted, thus making "A Cruel Deceit" a much more satisfying read. All in all, "A Cruel Deceit" made for some truly riveting reading, and is one historical mystery novel that should not be given a miss.
5 of 6 people found the following review helpful
A Cruel Deceit
7 Jan 2003
Format:Mass Market Paperback
Lauren Haney draws a picture of ancient Egypt that is
downright mesmerizing. I've followed her Lieutenant Bak
through several books and A Cruel Deceit has him moving
through a county--not his own--but with his same doggedness
that makes the reader stay up late to find out what
happens next.
downright mesmerizing. I've followed her Lieutenant Bak
through several books and A Cruel Deceit has him moving
through a county--not his own--but with his same doggedness
that makes the reader stay up late to find out what
happens next.
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