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Book Review of The Mask of Ra (Ancient Egyptian Mysteries, Bk 1)

The Mask of Ra (Ancient Egyptian Mysteries, Bk 1)
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Pharaoh Tuthmosis II is coming home victorious from war in the Nile Delta -- and he expects a hearty welcome. But instead of a parade, murder greets him within the hour of his docking. At the sound of ringing trumpets, the pharaoh falls dead before the statue of the sun god, Amun-Ra, while wounded doves circle overhead, a black omen for his people. Now his widow Hatusu and the Chief Judge must find a killer covering his tracks with the hot desert sands of ancient Egypt...