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A Face Turned Backward

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A Face Turned Backward had my attention all the way through. I couldn't put it down. It's a strong follow-up to the Right Hand of Amon. This book should not be passed by! If you even remotely liked Right Hand of Amon, get A Face Turned Backward, you won't regret it!

Haney combines a character who must rely on his wits and instincts with a vivid picture of daily life in Kemet. Lt Bak is a common man and moves among people of a different strata than Robinson's Lord Meren making her series a good counter point to the former.

Another great book from Lauren Haney who is quickly becoming the best ancient Egyptian mystery writer since Anton Gill quit his series. If you are fascinated by details of daily life of the common folk during the reign of Hatshepsut well mixed in with a good mystery, this is the book for you. And if you are a minor bureaucrat in a modern City of Cubicles (whether public or private sector), you will find great comfort in knowing that your ancient brethern had the same problems! Bravo to Ms. Haney for giving us good scholarship well integrated into a good story with characters who are both realistic and interesting.

More, please. Lieutenant Bak and his cohorts have many mysteries with which to contend. The characters which people these books are very enjoyable. Enough history for those who enjoy it, mixed with human interaction.

I am interested in more about Lieutenant Bak's background as a charioteer and what he did to be sentenced to the Belly of Stones.

I recommend this to all who enjoy historical fiction set in Ancient Egypt.

I enjoyed this book so much. It was a great follow up to The Right Hand of Amon. Lt. Bak is a sleuth as intelligent as a Sherlock Holmes and the way he embraces his world is facinating. Lauren Haney did a terrific job and I can't wait for her next book.

Lt Bak, an Egyptian charioteer who somehow got in trouble with Pharoah Hatshepsut, is in charge of an army command of Medjay, who were, in actuality, the traditional police force of ancient Egypt. They were of pure African ancestry, but had absorbed into Egyptian culture and religion, and guarded forts along the frontier (in this series) as well as doing police work all through the empire. They were highly admired and considered loyal beyond question.
This series is not as strong as the Lord Meren series of Lynda Robinson but still enjoyable. First of series (I think) (Don't you wish publishers would NUMBER these series!!!)

This was the first book in the series that I read and found it by accident, really, as it was filed in the wrong section and I am not a fan of mysteries. I enjoyed this book so much that I went onto read every other book in the series. I was drawn by the description of Kemet and that of Bak, the main character.

The books in this series are the closest I want to actually going to Egypt.

great characters, most interesting plot, and the author has a wonderful feel for life in ancient egypt. looking forward to ms. haney's third lt. bak!!

I started reading this book with great anticipation but was soon disapointed, both with the plot and the description of ancient Egypt. The reader is not transfer to that era and place.

Lt. Bak while undoubtedly an interesting character does not have a very interesting story or plot in which to reveal himself. The story is lacking in description and is pre-occupied with the "manure" smell of Egypt, rather than the color and feel of the land. Too much detail is put on the shipping trade and not enough into the characters and depth of the characters in it. It lacks color, emotion, depth and does not transport one to Egypt as do most of the novels I have read.