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Old 01-13-2016, 11:05 PM   #27
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The third and final (so far, at least) book in Anton Gill's Huy the Scribe series, City of the Dead, is on US Kindle Countdown at $0.99 for about 6 more days. The other two have been free/countdown in the past, but I haven't seen this one on sale before.

link: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B013R91H70

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Egypt, the 18th Dynasty.

Despite ominous portents, the jubilant pharaoh Tutankhamun leaves the Southern Capital of ancient Egypt on a hunting trip to celebrate the long-awaited first pregnancy of his wife Ankhsenpaamun.

Recalling the uneasiness of their farewell the pharaoh is spurred on by the heir he is soon to have and the celebrations he has planned.

An ambitious hunting trip takes shape yet an atmosphere of anxiety pervades in the desert; the pharaoh is unsettled as his wife’s fears regarding the venture linger in his mind.

Men are to be more feared than the wild animals or light chariots and three days later, far from the palace, he is caught in a horrific accident.

As the aftermath of the event unfolds a vicious struggle between rivals Ay and Horemheb commences, and in the vacuum caused by their jostling for power other deaths quickly follow.

Shocked and consumed with dread, the queen is burdened and left alone with her unborn child to face an uncertain future.

But more sorrow soon follows as tragic deaths are officially signed off as natural or accidental and the palace no longer offers protection…

Only Huy, a lowly former scribe with a talent for solving crimes, is able to discover what has really happened. As his investigation progresses in the ancient city Huy realises that his own life has no value to those who commissioned him once he reveals his findings.

He has no choice but to weave a plan whereby the safety of the queen and his lover depends on his surviving long enough to expose the murderous perpetrator.

‘City of Dreams’ is a gripping Egyptian thriller from master of the genre Anton Gill.
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