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"A real thriller - you feel the pull of Ancient Egypt." Eastern Daily Press
Egypt, the 18th Dynasty.
The child pharaoh Tutankhamun is dead, and his ageing successor Ay has married his granddaughter Ankhesenaum as a ploy to father an heir and keep his rival Horemheb off the Golden Chair.
Huy had become the world's first private eye after being forced to quit his profession as scribe, but he is forbidden by the distrusting Ay to do any more 'problem-solving.'
Huy's friend Chaemhet, one of Ay's principal servants, has embarked on a passionate love affair with a member of the king's harem, Teje.
But with a wife carrying his child and the knowledge that abusing his position of trust to the king could cost him his life, Chaemhet is desperate to put an end to the affair.
When the manipulative dwarf Gewa finds out and is murdered in his bedchamber, Huy suspects his friend is behind it.
He is called upon by Ay to resume his detective duties - and as more blood is spilled can he find who the real murderer is?
'City of Desire' is a gripping Egyptian thriller from master of the genre Anton Gill.
Praise for Anton Gill:
'Brilliantly researched history blending with a tense thriller to rank with the best of them.' Reinhard Hesse
'All you've ever wanted to know about sex in ancient Egypt... including a tour of the best brothels, plus tips on how to do it,... Exotic, erotic and highly recommended, like Gill's first Egyptian mystery, City of the Horizon.' Literary Review
'Anton Gill supplies enough tension and breadth of description to keep one wanting to know the answer... and he is very readable.' Times Literary Supplement
Anton Gill, only child of an English mother and a German father, worked for the English Stage Company, the Arts Council and the BBC before becoming a full-time writer in 1984. He has published over twenty books, mainly in the field of contemporary history, including 'The Journey Back from Hell: Conversations with Concentration Camp Survivors' (winner of the H. H. Wingate Award), 'A Dance between Flames: Berlin between the Wars' and 'An Honourable Defeat: A History of the German Resistance to Hitler'. 'City of Desires' is one of six Egyptian thrillers; the others are 'City of Dreams', 'City of Lies', 'City of the Dead', 'City of the Horizon' and 'City of the Sea'
Genre: Historical Mystery
Egypt, the 18th Dynasty.
The child pharaoh Tutankhamun is dead, and his ageing successor Ay has married his granddaughter Ankhesenaum as a ploy to father an heir and keep his rival Horemheb off the Golden Chair.
Huy had become the world's first private eye after being forced to quit his profession as scribe, but he is forbidden by the distrusting Ay to do any more 'problem-solving.'
Huy's friend Chaemhet, one of Ay's principal servants, has embarked on a passionate love affair with a member of the king's harem, Teje.
But with a wife carrying his child and the knowledge that abusing his position of trust to the king could cost him his life, Chaemhet is desperate to put an end to the affair.
When the manipulative dwarf Gewa finds out and is murdered in his bedchamber, Huy suspects his friend is behind it.
He is called upon by Ay to resume his detective duties - and as more blood is spilled can he find who the real murderer is?
'City of Desire' is a gripping Egyptian thriller from master of the genre Anton Gill.
Praise for Anton Gill:
'Brilliantly researched history blending with a tense thriller to rank with the best of them.' Reinhard Hesse
'All you've ever wanted to know about sex in ancient Egypt... including a tour of the best brothels, plus tips on how to do it,... Exotic, erotic and highly recommended, like Gill's first Egyptian mystery, City of the Horizon.' Literary Review
'Anton Gill supplies enough tension and breadth of description to keep one wanting to know the answer... and he is very readable.' Times Literary Supplement
Anton Gill, only child of an English mother and a German father, worked for the English Stage Company, the Arts Council and the BBC before becoming a full-time writer in 1984. He has published over twenty books, mainly in the field of contemporary history, including 'The Journey Back from Hell: Conversations with Concentration Camp Survivors' (winner of the H. H. Wingate Award), 'A Dance between Flames: Berlin between the Wars' and 'An Honourable Defeat: A History of the German Resistance to Hitler'. 'City of Desires' is one of six Egyptian thrillers; the others are 'City of Dreams', 'City of Lies', 'City of the Dead', 'City of the Horizon' and 'City of the Sea'
Genre: Historical Mystery
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