The spies of Sobeck

Format:

Book

Title:

The spies of Sobeck

Author:

Doherty, P. C.

ISBN:

9780312533977

Edition:

1st U.S. ed.

Publication Information:

New York : Minotaur Books, 2010.

Physical Description:

xvi, 304 pages : map ; 22 cm.

Series title(s):

Ancient Egyptian mysteries.

General Note:

Originally published: London : Headline, 2008.

Summary:

Amerotke, Chief Judge in the Hall of Two Truths, must protect the people he loves while also unraveling different strands of greed and treason to track down the leader of a fanatical cult of Nubian worshipers commiting acts of terrorism and murder in the capital of Thebes during the 15th century B.C.E.

Personal Subject:

Amerotke (Fictitious character)-Fiction.

Amerotke (Fictitious character)

Subject(s):

Egypt -- History -- To 332 B.C. -- Fiction.

Egypt -- History -- To 332 B.C -- Fiction.

Geographic Term:

Egypt -- History -- To 332 B.C. -- Fiction.

Egypt -- History -- To 332 B.C -- Fiction.

Egypt

Genre:

Detective and mystery stories.

Historical fiction

Detective and mystery fiction

Holds:

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Summary

"Doherty spins a rich, complex tale of murder in this gripping ancient Egyptian mystery." --Publishers Weekly (starred review) on The Poisoner of Ptah Chief Amerotke returns amidst murder and treason to solve a mystery and stave off the threat of war.

Author Notes

Paul C. Doherty was born on September 21, 1946. He is an award winning British author, educator, and historian. He is also the Headmaster of Trinity Catholic High School, Woodford Green, Essex, in the United Kingdom. He went to Liverpool University where he gained a First Class Honours Degree in History and at Exeter College, Oxford, where he received a doctorate for his thesis on Edward II. Dr. Doherty is a historian who lectures for a number of organisations, particularly on historical mysteries.

Dr. Doherty was awarded an Order of the British Empire for his services to education in 2011. His other career is that of Headmaster at Trinity Catholic High School, Woodford Green, Essex for 30 years. In 1999, the school was given Beacon status which rates it as outstanding among other schools in it's category.

Dr. Doherty has published a series of historical mysteries set in the Middle Ages, Classical, Greek, and Ancient Egypt. He writes both fiction and non-fiction under his own name, both as P.C. Doherty and Paul C. Doherty, as well as the pennames: Anna Apostolou, Michael Clynes, and Ann Dukthas. Doherty is the author of several mystery series, including The Sorrowful Mysteries of Brother Athelstan, the Hugh Corbett medieval mysteries, and the Canterbury Tales of mystery. He has written 100 published books which have been printed in several languages and distributed in several different countries including the UK, United States, Spain, and Germany. He was also awarded the Herodotus, for lifelong achievement for excellence in the writing of historical mysteries by the Historical Mystery Appreciation Society.

(Bowker Author Biography)

Reviews (3)

Publisher's Weekly Review

Ancient Egyptian cultists use modern terrorist tactics in Doherty's melodramatic seventh historical to feature Amerotke, Chief Judge in the Hall of Two Truths (after 2008's The Poisoner of Ptah). Fanatical Nubian worshipers of the hyena goddess Nema will stop at nothing to topple female pharaoh Hatusu so that their land can break away from Egypt. Soon uncertainty and fear sweep the royal capital of Thebes, as the terrorists commit inexplicable locked-room murders as easily as they muster squads of assassins. Amerotke has to protect the people he loves while also unraveling different strands of greed and treason to track down the fanatics' mysterious leader. The richly detailed picture of life in Egypt during the 15th century B.C.E. at times threatens to smother the action. Still, series fans will cheer as Amerotke uses the primitive forensic tools available to him along with clever rational analysis in his efforts to solve the crimes. (Feb.) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved

Booklist Review

Amerotke, Chief Judge in the Hall of Two Truths, returns in another richly detailed murder mystery set in ancient Egypt. After Tekreth, Guardian of the Door of Sobeck, dies under suspicious circumstances, Pharaoh-Queen Hatusu asks Amerotke to investigate. Of course, nothing is as straightforward as it initially appears, and as he delves further into the mystery, he begins to untangle a web of intrigue and deceit that reaches into the upper echelons of a clandestine Nubian society dedicated to the destruction of the holy dynasty. As in the previous entries in this excellent series, Doherty conjures up an exotic realm rife with danger, superstition, and ill-fated political conspiracies. The authentic historical foundation provides a fascinating backdrop for the unexpected plot twists that keep the pages turning.--Flanagan, Margaret Copyright 2010 Booklist

Library Journal Review

Once again Doherty takes his readers on a journey into ancient Egypt where there is a plot to bring down the Pharaoh Hatusu. Chief Judge Amerotke works against the rising tides of rebellion in Nubia and a plot hatched by a group of deadly traitors in the heart of Thebes. VERDICT In Doherty's capable hands, readers walk in the ancient streets of Thebes, feel the ground under the wheels of Amerotke's chariot, smell the dank mud of the Nile, and experience daily life in this fascinating culture. Doherty delivers a puzzler that rivals one of his most perplexing mysteries, The Assassins of Isis. For historical fiction fans. (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.