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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Good Fluff Horror for Egyptology Fans,
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This review is from: Cities of the Dead (Paperback)
The book though slow in parts is still a favorite of mine as it stars as it's lead "detective" my favorite Egyptologist -- Howard Carter! So -- read the Carter's accounts of the discovery of Tutankhamen's tomb in 1923 and then read this book.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Underrated,
By A Customer
This review is from: Cities of the Dead (Paperback)
I bought this book cheap at a discount shop and then didn'tread it until a year later! Couldn't put it down! Egyptologist HowardCarter finds himself playing detective when a number of unusual mummies come on the market. This book starts out as a pretty predictable who-dunnit but there is an intriguing twist in the story. This is a fantastic book with strong characterisation and vivid descriptions of the Egyptian landscape. Would make a great film.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Not Horror,
By A Customer
This review is from: Cities of the Dead (Paperback)
I bought this book because I had nothing better to read at the time, and was in a really picky phase of reading. I read two, maybe three pages, then left it in my car for nearly a year. While visiting family I found the book in my car and began to read it that night. I stayed up the whole night finishing it. It's not so much horror as it is quietly disturbing supernatural fantasy. It involves the exploits of Howard Carter, an Egyptologist living in Cairo. Recently fired from his job he sets himself up as a tour guide of sorts, and is immediately hired by a young American who wants tours of the shrines and a German baron who wishes to come away from Egypt with a startling souvenir. The plot from there is tightly woven, leading Carter and his American charge through the shadier parts of Egypt and into a frightening conspiracy that to mention here would give away one of the nicest turns of plot in the story. Easily one of the best books I've ever read. I've yet to find anything else by this author, but when I do I shall undoubtedly snatch it up. Very highly recommended.
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