Death of an Eye

by Dana Stabenow

Overview

Alexandria, 47BCE: Cleopatra shares the throne with her brother Ptolemy under the auspices of Julius Caesar, by whom Cleopatra is heavily pregnant with child. A shipment of new coin meant to reset the shaky Egyptian economy has been stolen, the Queen's Eye has been murdered and Queen Cleopatra turns to childhood friend Tetisheri to find the missing shipment and bring the murderer to justice.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781788549219
Publisher:	Bloomsbury USA
Publication date:	09/05/2019
Series:	Eye of Isis , #1
Edition description:	None
Pages:	272
Sales rank:	295,581
Product dimensions:	5.10(w) x 7.70(h) x 0.80(d)

About the Author

Dana Stabenow is the author of the bestselling Kate Shugak series, which includes Midnight Come Again, The Singing of the Dead, and Bad Blood; and the Liam Campbell series. She has won the Edgar Award and the Nero Award for books in the Kate Shugak series, and in 2007 she was named Alaska Artist of the Year in the Governor's Awards for the Arts and Humanities. 

Editorial Reviews

The first adventure for Tetisheri neatly sets the scene for what promises to be an entertaining series” —BBC History

“One of my favorite historical mystery series currently around. If this is a sample of this author's talent, I will be eager for more in this series and in search of her back list. Very highly recommended” —MyShelf

From the Publisher

12/24/2018

Edgar winner Stabenow (the Kate Shugak series) ventures into historical crime fiction in this uneven series launch set in ancient Egypt. Tetisheri (known as Sheri) is a childhood friend of Cleopatra Philopater Thea Noetera, “the incarnation on Earth of the goddess Isis, and absolute ruler of Alexandria and Upper and Lower Egypt,” who is currently heavily pregnant with the child of Julius Caesar. Cleopatra (whom Sheri calls Pati) is desperate: a shipment of gold coins, which were meant to shore up the Egyptian economy, has been stolen, and Cleopatra’s secret agent, known as the Eye, has been murdered. “Find the coin, find the thieves, and find the killer and bring all to me,” the queen implores her friend. “I am surrounded by spies set in place by the Romans, by the nobles, by my brother, all of whom are watching and waiting for me to make that one slip.” Pirates, palace intrigue, an abusive husband, a budding romance, and shadowy walks down Alexandria’s mean streets fill out this slice of research-laden ancient history, whose details fail to make the reader feel what it’s like to live in that time and place. Stabenow tries too hard to make ancient Egypt sound contemporarily now. (Dec.)

Publishers Weekly