- Paperback: 192 pages
- Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC; First Edition edition (3 Sep 1993)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0747514860
- ISBN-13: 978-0747514862
- Product Dimensions: 23.1 x 15.2 x 2 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 736,743 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Tutankhamun is killed while on a hunting trip to celebrate the pregnancy of his wife, Ankhsenpaamun. A vicious struggle for the succession ensues. The lives of the widow and her unborn child are in danger and only Huy, the lowly scribe, has the means to discover the truth about the pharoah's death.
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The third in the series of mysteries investigated by Huy, the disgraced former scribe. Tutankhamun is killed in a chariot accident but there are too many discrepancies for the liking of Ay, the old politician. Enter Huy, the discreet and solitary investigator who can be relied upon to carry the blame if things look too messy. Tutankhamun's pregnant widow is caught up in the battle for power between Ay and the ambitious, ruthless Horemheb and Huy finds himself battling for her survival as well as his own.
Gill's Huy is portrayed as a sad, but honourable man in a world dominated by powerful, untrustworthy figures. What really stands out for me however, is the quality of writing which is both gritty and dreamlike. Another great effort from a great writer.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Gill writes the wrongs with this 'first detective'
4 April 2004
Format:Paperback
Anton Gill, a prolific author clearly in his own "write," continues his series set in Egyptian times (18th Dynasty) in "City of the Dead."
Tutankhamun meets his (inevitable) untimely death and, of course, the "dance of the succession" begins, violently. Only the scribe Huy (billed as the "world's first detective") can decipher the code of this historic miasma. And Gill presents a credible, albeit, of course, fictional accounting. Along the way, Gill's writing skill and succinct plot development accompanied by clearly defined and skillfully developed characters make reading this short novel a treat.
The plausible conclusion sets us up for another in the series, although at this writing (2004) none has been spotted. We hope Gill hasn't given up on us. It's a good series and worth fighting for! (Billyjhobbs@tyler.net)
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