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The Poisoner of Ptah
Paul Doherty
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Description for The Poisoner of Ptah
Paperback. The exciting sixth novel of murderous intrigue set in the reign of Pharoah Hatusu featuring Judge Amerotke Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FFH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 115 x 177 x 26. Weight in Grams: 226.
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. Rumours 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. This story sees the Judge pit his wits against a cunning opponent who seems intent on spreading his death-dealing powders. Amerotke enters the ... Read more
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. Rumours 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. This story sees the Judge pit his wits against a cunning opponent who seems intent on spreading his death-dealing powders. Amerotke enters the ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Headline Publishing Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
Weight
223g
Number of Pages
400
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780755328871
SKU
V9780755328871
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About Paul Doherty
Paul Doherty was born in Middlesbrough. He studied History at Liverpool and Oxford Universities and obtained a doctorate for his thesis on Edward II and Queen Isabella. He is now headmaster of a school in north-east London and lives with his family in Essex.
Reviews for The Poisoner of Ptah
This rich tale ... seeps authenticity and is written with wonderfully efficient style. A gem of an historical thriller
Huddersfield Daily Examiner
Historically informative, excellently plotted and, as ever, superbly entertaining
CADS 20
A romping good read
Time Out
Praise for Paul Doherty's other novels: 'I really like these medieval whodunnits
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Huddersfield Daily Examiner
Historically informative, excellently plotted and, as ever, superbly entertaining
CADS 20
A romping good read
Time Out
Praise for Paul Doherty's other novels: 'I really like these medieval whodunnits
Bookseller
... Read more