Betty Winkelman
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A Path of Shadows Author: Lauren Haney Published: October 1, 2003 by Avon Books Series Name: A Mystery of Ancient Egypt Category: Historical Main Character: Lieutenant Bak, Sergeant Psuro The explorer Minnakht has vanished into the vast and merciless Egyptian desert and before Lieutenant Bak sails north on a new assignment he must seek out the missing man. Evil travels with the caravan he and his Medjays accompany eastward, and a rash of deaths rapidly thins the numbers of their fellow travelers. A straightforward search for the missing man becomes a twisted knot of treachery and blood that threatens to bury Bak and his men beneath the blistering sands of the Eastern Desert and Sinai. Click for more info. |
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Flesh of the God Author: Lauren Haney Published: February 1, 2003 by Avon Books Series Name: A Mystery of Ancient Egypt Category: Historical Main Character: Lieutenant Bak, Sergeant Imsiba, the widow Azzia While in the service of Queen Hatshepsut, Lieutenant Bak led his charioteers in a raid on a house of pleasure frequented by men of high station and was exiled to Buhen, a fortified city in the most desolate part of the Nile valley. Barely has he set foot in this frontier garrison than he discovers Buhen's capable commandant, Nakht, slain with a dagger in his breast--and Nakht's beautiful young wife covered with fresh blood. He hesitates to condemn the frightened widow. Finding the truth in this fortress is as difficult as finding water in the heartless desert that surrounds it. Click for more info. |
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A Cruel Deceit Author: Lauren Haney Published: September 1, 2002 by Avon Books Series Name: A Mystery of Ancient Egypt Category: Historical Main Character: Lieutenant Bak Three deaths occur in the capital city of Waset, two in the sacred precinct of Amon and another at the harbor, immersing Lieutenant Bak in an investigation of murder and deception. While an adoring, merrymaking populace celebrates the Beautiful Feast of Opet, the most important religious festival in the land of Kemet, he must seek out a faceless enemy. Secrets of another time and place merge with those of the present. Death threatens every footstep, leading to a final confrontation during the climactic procession of the festival. Click for more info. |
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