The Poisoner of Ptah
A Story of Intrigue and Murder Set in Ancient Egypt| By: | P. C. Doherty |
| Publisher: | Macmillan Trade |
| Print ISBN: | 9780312359621 |
| eText ISBN: | 9781466834002 |
| Edition: | 0 |
| Format: | Reflowable |
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At a peace treaty signing between Egypt and Libya in Thebes, three of Egypt`s leading scribes die violently on the Temple forecourt, the victims of a vile poisoning. To add to the mounting unease, a prosperous merchant and his young wife are found drowned. Rumors soon sweep the imperial city. The Poisoner of Ptah has returned. It falls to Amerotke, Chief Judge of the Halls of Two Truths, to investigate these hideous crimes - his hunt for the Poisoner leads him to discover yet more suspicion and potential danger. This story sees the Judge pit his wits against a cunning opponent who seems intent on spreading his death-dealing powders. Amerotke enters the twilight world of glorious Thebes where life can be so rich and yet death so swift and brutal.