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Title: The Slayers of Seth : A Story of Intrigue and Murder Set in Ancient Egypt by P. C. Doherty ISBN: 0-312-28264-8 Publisher: St. Martin's Minotaur Pub. Date: 03 August, 2002 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $23.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.2 (5 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: This book has a delight for readers of classic true crime
Comment: Yes, the killer is easy to guess. No, I don't find Shufoy, Lord Amerotke's assistant, that annoying. The reason the Slayers of Seth were being slain wasn't quite what I thought. What really made this book for me was the death of the scribe Ipumer in the second part of the prologue. If you know about the Victorian Scotland case of Madeleine Smith, tried for the poisoning death of her lover, you're going to recognize the main points transformed into an ancient Egyptian mystery. Miss Smith received a verdict of "Not Proven". Luckily for the reader, Ipumer's murder does get solved.
Rating: 4
Summary: Good feel for intrigue of ancient Egyptian court
Comment: The Slayers of Seth are a powerful group of soldiers, favored by the Pharaoh, and swaggering through Egypt as a result of their victories over the Hyksos. Now, however, they are in crisis. One of them has been killed in an apparent ritual murder while another's daughter has been accused of poisoning her lover. Lord Amerotke, chief judge for Pharaoh, must somehow get to the bottom of this threat to the military--and possibly the Pharaoh herself. Seth is the Egyptian god of death and destruction and is an apt symbol for this brutal cult of warriors who gloried on blood, yet who form one of the great pillars of Pharaoh's power.
Author P. C. Doherty makes ancient Egypt come to life. The political intrigue of the court and conflicting power bases as well as the technologies of poison and magic all are vividly depicted in this fine mystery. Amerotke is an engaging hero with his dogged search for the truth and willingness to confront the power of the entrenched military. Doherty's writing is highly approachable, making history come to life with the ageless emotions of revenge, love, and hatred.
Doherty doesn't spend much time delving into the characters themselves--something that I found missing. Still, the story and the history move the story along and engage the reader.
Rating: 4
Summary: engaging ancient historical legal thriller
Comment: Pharaoh Hatusu's Chief Judge Lord Amerotke works a homicide case in which the accused Lady Neshratta allegedly poisoned her Hyksos lover Ipumer in a crime of passion. The evidence is very strong against the charged; if convicted she will be buried alive in the desert sands. Before Amerotke completes this case, another even more visible murder has occurred. Someone killed Egyptian hero General Balet. Hatusu orders her Chief Judge to find the culprit because she believes others will die too.
Amerotke learns that three decades ago, Egypt led by the Panthers of the South defeated the Hyksos. The surviving victors of that conflict have done quite well for themselves thriving as loyal followers of Hatusu until someone has targeted this wealthy group for death. Amerotke accompanies the Panthers on a pilgrimage to the battlefield where they once gained glory hoping to learn whom and why.
Egyptologists will find THE SLAYERS OF SETH quite enchanting with the depth of detail provided to clothing, transportation, shelter, and to a lesser degree the justice system. The story line is loaded with vivid descriptions that enables the reader to believe they accompany Amerotke on his adventures, but it also slows down the tale for those readers who desire a fast-paced ancient historical legal thriller. P.C. Doherty writes a powerful historical novel overfilled with seemingly every minute piece of Red Land sand.
Harriet Klausner
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Title: The Anubis Slayings by P. C. Doherty ISBN: 0425185818 Publisher: Prime Crime Pub. Date: 06 August, 2002 List Price(USD): $6.50 |
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Title: The Mysterious Death of Tutankhamun by P. C. Doherty ISBN: 0786710756 Publisher: Carroll & Graf Pub. Date: November, 2002 List Price(USD): $26.00 |
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Title: Flesh of the God by Lauren Haney ISBN: 0060521899 Publisher: Avon Pub. Date: 28 January, 2003 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: The Horus Killings by P. C. Doherty ISBN: 0425182932 Publisher: Prime Crime Pub. Date: January, 2002 List Price(USD): $6.50 |
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Title: The Mask of Ra by P. C. Doherty ISBN: 042518093X Publisher: Prime Crime Pub. Date: 10 July, 2001 List Price(USD): $6.50 |
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