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Book Review of Murder in the Mummy's Tomb (G.K. Chesterton, Bk 2)

Murder in the Mummy's Tomb (G.K. Chesterton, Bk 2)
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Helpful Score: 1


Ancient Egypt, endlessly fascinating and a passion of archelogists since the finding of the first tomb in the late 1800's to the present day. I found this book rather simplistic and juvenile. I think I would rate it as a "young adult book." The characters were cardboard with the exception of the narrator and you did get to see inside his thoughts somewhat. The mystery/murder was rather basic, you had the obligatory secret love affair that was thrown in at the last and within another paragraph was explained away. I gave it 2 stars only because it did give some description of tomb paintings, but really not much else. If you like a good juicy archelogical mystery, don't bother.