- Mass Market Paperback: 320 pages
- Publisher: Avon Books (31 Dec 1997)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0380792664
- ISBN-13: 978-0380792665
- Product Dimensions: 17 x 10.6 x 2.4 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 891,519 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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When Kings Walked As Living Gods
It is the eighteenth dynasty of Queen Maatkare Hatshepsut, divine ruler of a sun-seared realm. And blood flows as freely as the great, winding Nile that nourishes this ancient land of intrigue and danger.
Lieutenant Bak is a loyal servant of the royal house of Egypt--commander of the Medjay police in the frontier fortress city of Buhen. A man of honor and ability, it is he who must oversee the corps assigned to accompany the golden idol, the god Amon, on its journey up the Nile to heal the ailing son of a powerful tribal king. But the mighty river has yielded up a sinister "treasure": the body of a brave soldier horrifically slain for reasons unknown. And only the drawings of a missing mute boy can help Bak unravel the mystery of the officer's foul death--before it leads to far greater crimes that could imperil an empire.WHEN KINGS WALKED AS LIVING GODS
It is the eighteenth dynasty of Queen Maatkare Hatshepsut, divine ruler of a sun-seared realm. And blood flows as freely as the great, winding Nile that nourishes this ancient land of intrigue and danger.
Lieutenant Bak is a loyal servant of the royal house of Egypt--commander of the Medjay police in the frontier fortress city of Buhen. A man of honor and ability, it is he who must oversee the corps assigned to accompany the golden idol, the god Amon, on its journey up the Nile to heal the ailing son of a powerful tribal king. But the mighty river has yielded up a sinister treasure the body of a brave soldier horrifically slain for reasons unknown. And only the drawings of a missing mute boy can help Bak unravel the mystery of the officer s foul death--before it leads to fargreater crimes that could imperil an empire.
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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
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Lauren Haney magnificently recreates everyday life in ancient Egypt during the interesting reign of the only female Pharaoh. Where this series differs from novels by other authors set in Ancient Egypt, is that Haney's stories concern the work of a provincial police force commander, rather than the pharaoh and the intruiges of the royal court. Here the head of the local Medjay Police force, Bak, has a complicated case of murder to contend with. The detail of life in Ancient Eygpt is recreated with wonderful ease, without the novel starting to read like a tect book. One started you won't want to put it down. Well worth a read !
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
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Lieutenant Bak is crossing the Nile when he discovers the body of a man in the river. The knife down his throat proved he was murdered. But who was he and why was he killed? Meanwhile, the god Amon is traveling up the river to meet with a tribal king bringing his son to be healed. Bak would like to lead his mean in guarding the god on his journey, but first he must solve this crime.
I must admit to really being conflicted on this book. There were so many mentions of previous crimes that Bak had solved, I was sure I was jumping in in the middle of the series. Yet everywhere I've looked has led me to believe this is the first book. It started out very slowly, and I was tempted to stop a time or two. But I pressed on, and it got better as it went along. I think part of my problem getting into the book was the strange character and place names. Fortunately, there was a cast of characters and area map at the beginning I used for the first half of the novel to keep all those strange names straight. By the end, I had come to like Bak and was drawn into his quest of find the killer.
I’m being generous and giving this four starts because I did enjoy the second half of the book, and I'll give the author another try. Hopefully, later books in the series start stronger and are more enjoyable over all.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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Amazon repeatedly recommended this book to me and I am really glad I took it up on the challenge. The Right Hand of Amon reads quickly and easily. I started it this morning and finished early this afternoon. I found another book by the same author that is to be released shortly, but parts of the Right Hand read like there have been books previously published. If this is so I'd be interested in learning of their existence. If this is indeed the first in a series as other reviewers have stated, I look forward to many more.
I recommend this to any who enjoy historical whodunnits.
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Tedious
I could barely get through this book. Everything was padded to novel length when the content deserved little more than short story treatment. Read more
Published on 21 Mar 1999
Authentic recreation of history, with a twist.
A murder mystery which, pleasantly, takes a non-traditional approach. The writing left me hearing, seeing and smelling ancient Eygpt. Read more
Published on 6 Nov 1998
A promising start in a projected series
Lauren Haney has done an excellent job of catching the reader's attention in this first book. The characters are believable and complex; the details are scholarly but not... Read more
Published on 9 May 1998
Fascinating mystery story set in ancient Egypt
Ms Haney has done much research to make the settings as accurate as possible. The novel helps one to feel as if they were in this setting. This book is hard to put down. Read more
Published on 16 Mar 1998
History + Mystery = Superb Entertainment
Lauren Haney has done an excellent job weaving multiple storylines of human interest with a compelling mystery set in 18th dynasty Egypt. Read more
Published on 9 Mar 1998
Hard-driving mystery set in ancient Egypt
This book is like "Hill Street Blues" set in ancient Egypt. The head of an Egyptian policy force has 5 days to track down the killer of a nobleman's son. Read more
Published on 13 Nov 1997
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