The Mammoth Book of Egyptian Whodunnits (Mammoth Books)

Contents Map of Ancient Egypt and Nubia Copyright and Acknowledgments Foreword: The Sands of Crime by Mike Ashley Introduction by Elizabeth Peters Set in Stone by Deirdre Counihan Serpent at the Feast by Claire Griffen The Sorrow of Senusert the Mighty by Keith Taylor The Execration by Noreen Doyle No-name by R.H. Stewart Or You Can Drink the Wine . . . ? Paul C. Doherty Murder in the Land of Wawat by Lauren Haney The Locked Tomb Mystery by Elizabeth Peters Heretics Dagger by Lynda S. Robinson Scorpions Kiss by Anton Gill Claws of the Wind by Suzanne Frank The Weighing of the Heart by F. Gwynplaine Macintyre Chosen Of The Nile by Mary Reed & Eric Mayer The Justice of Isis by Gillian Bradshaw The Wings of Isis by Marilyn Todd Bringing the Foot by Kate Ellis Unrolling the Dead by Ian Morson Heart Scarab by Gillian Linscott Made in Egypt by Michael Pearce Mystery and murder from the Sands of Time; This anthology covers two periods in history - the time of 'Ancient Egypt' which stretches from the First Dynasty in 4000 BC to the time of the Roman Empire, and the time of the Discoveries, which covers the Napoleonic and Victorian periods of excavation. The anthology will be a collection of new stories and rare reprints, including contributions from Lynda Robinson, featuring Lord Meren, Lauren Haney and a Lieutenant Bak mystery, plus stories from Gillian Linscott, Kate Ellis, Marilyn Todd, Paul Doherty, Suzanne Franke, Amy Myers, Michael Pearce, Elizabeth Peters and many more. So from the famed Cleopatra to Howard Carter and the Curse of the Pharaohs, here are 25 stories to enthral and enchant devotees of the genre.

From Cleopatra and Herodotus to Howard Carter and the Curse of the Pharaohs, the investigators in The Mammoth Book of Egyptian Whodunnits uncover the murder mysteries of Ancient Egypt in over two dozen stories. Master anthologist Mike Ashley has gathered hidden gems and specially commissioned pieces from the genre’s favorite practitioners like Elizabeth Peters, Suzanne Franke, Michael Pearce, and featuring such favorite ancient-world investigators as Lynda Robinson’s Lord Meren, “the Eyes and Ears” of Nefertiti and Tutankhamun, Paul Doherty’s judge Amerotke from the 18th Dynasty, and Lauren Haney’s Lieutenant Bak of the Medjay police under Queen Hatshepsut, to beguile and confound historical mystery readers.