Disappearance of a Scribe
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Publisher Description
In this exquisite, absorbing historical mystery, Tetisheri, confidant of Queen Cleopatra, must solve a troubling case in ancient Alexandria.
Alexandria, 47BC. Cleopatra – seventh of her name, avatar of the goddess Isis, ruler of the Kingdom of Egypt – watches over her city. The war is over, but Alexandria has suffered in its wake. Caesar has returned to Rome, and the queen must restore her city and her kingdom to their former greatness.
But now a body has been found floating upright at the bottom of the sea, anchored by a weight around its feet. It's the second corpse to be found this way, and with a city to rebuild and a kingdom to keep in line, Cleopatra cannot allow any more murders to interfere. So she sets Tetisheri – her Eye and closest confidant – to make things right. As she delves deeper into the mystery, Tetisheri will discover secrets, conspiracy and danger far beyond her ken...
Reviews for Dana Stabenow:
'Outstanding' Washington Post
'One of the strongest voices in crime fiction' Seattle Times
'A first-rate talent' Booklist
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
In Edgar winner Stabenow's entertaining second mystery set during the reign of Egyptian queen Cleopatra (after 2018's Death of an Eye), the city of Alexandria is rebuilding from a punishing siege during the recent civil war and is on its way to becoming a client state of Rome. When a body is discovered in the harbor, its feet secured in two amphoras by a rare type of Roman waterproof cement, Cleopatra dispatches her childhood friend Tetisheri—a personal investigator and spy known as the Eye of Isis—to identify the victim and the killer. As she grapples with her new responsibilities (her predecessor was murdered in Death of an Eye), Tetisheri must deal with political intrigues, violence, and corruption from the crowded streets to the queen's palace. Stabenow brings Alexandria's Hellenistic period to life while demonstrating that murder, methodical detective work, and politically expedient resolutions that fall short of justice are nothing new under the sun. Best known for her series featuring Alaska investigator Kate Shugak, Stabenow is as much at home in ancient Egypt as she is in the Alaskan wilderness.
