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Old 12-11-2024, 09:03 AM   #7989
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I don't often do just a straight recommendation, but after eight years, there's a new book out in T Lee Harris' Sitehuti and Nefer-Djenou-Bastet (aka Neffi) series, whose one book and three short stories I discovered and devoured on one weekend back in 2017. So now there are two books and three short stories. I wish there were more, and when I emailed with the author, she hinted there might be, and that it might not be eight more years, fingers crossed. It's up in my top ten series, and even, depending on my mood at the time, top five. It hits a lot of my favorite things: Ancient Egyptian historical, dry humor, cats (especially this one!), nicely portrayed background, fun plot. It's a cozy, but not too cozy. I do recommend that you start with the first one and not the new one - there's a lot of carry-over from one to the other.

And although the books aren't on sale, they are so inexpensive that I'm not sure how much more they would need to go on sale:

The Eloquent Scribe, #1, $2.99
Amazon US: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01N7DWM7G
Amazon UK: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B01N7DWM7G

Lies in the Place of Truth, #2 (not counting the short stories), $2.99
Amazon US: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DPDD3PMP
Amazon UK: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0DPDD3PMP

3 Tales of the Cat (the short stories), $1.99
Amazon US: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00N041DI6
Amazon UK: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00N041DI6

Oh yeah, and I guess Per Bastet Publications might not be a traditional publisher, but I've already said I love them all. And if you want to read more, my review of the new one is up on my blog...

ADD: After thinking a bit more about it, I'm not sure all the humor is dry - some is pretty blunt, mostly revolving around Neffi's doings, but it's all quite funny.

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