Funny how I was able to get 3 of your novels read in January, giving me false hope that that would set the pace for the year. And then February came, and... suddenly we're 1/3 of the way through March.
I'll be honest - I suspected I wouldn't like this book, set as it is in ancient Egypt. But I was wrong. Once I finally got past the first few paragraphs and odd names, I was hooked. Wikipedia says "it is also the first full-length novel combining historical fiction and the whodunit/detective story, a genre which would later come to be called the historical whodunit." So yeah - *that's* kind of cool!
One of the things I admire about your writing, Agatha, is the depth of the characters you create in just 175 or so pages, all along crafting a detective story littered with clues and surprises and death along the way. This was short - but it was absolutely filled with murder and mayhem and twists and turns along every page. And while it was set thousands of years ago in a completely different region and culture, it just goes to show that there's nothing new under the sun. People love, people hate, people are inclined to evil and ambition and pride... then or now.I loved Hori and the ending of the novel... I was worried for a little bit there. And all the people who died... whatever - except one. Aw. :(
I have to say, though - this isn't my favorite cover!
Thanks for the fun again, dear Agatha.
Hungry for more,
b.
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