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Day of the False King : A Novel of Murder in Ancient Babylon
Day of the False King A Novel of Murder in Ancient Babylon
Author: Brad Geagley
ISBN-13: 9780743250818
ISBN-10: 0743250818
Publication Date: 1/10/2006
Pages: 272
Rating:
  • Currently 3.8/5 Stars.
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Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Book Type: Hardcover
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Semerket is mourning the loss of his former wife Naia, after her banishment to Babylon, to become a slave, due to her current husbands involvement in a plot to kill the Pharaoh. When Ramses becomes ill, he sends Semerket to Babylon, to request that the idol of Bel-Marduk, believed to have healing powers, be allowed to come to Egypt to cure the pharaoh. He also gives Semerket papers to free his wife so that she may return to Egypt. At this time Babylon is in an uprising against the Elam, their current conquerors. Semerket gets involved in far more than finding his wife and bringing the idol back to Egypt, he finds himself in the middle of a mystery involving the disappearance of a Princess as well as the apparent murder of Naia.

A very entertaining book, the author places us in the middle of Ancient Babylon and creates a story with colorful characters, lots of history, and also a very good mystery.