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A Place of Darkness
A Place of Darkness
A Place of Darkness
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A Place of Darkness

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Some transgressions may never be forgiven -- as Lieutenant Bak remains out of favor with the powers of Kemet. While in transit from his exile in Buhen to a new posting, the disgraced policeman stops at the capital in hopes of investigating a troubling case of relics plundered from ancient tombs and smuggled through the southern frontier. Instead, he is sent to the partially built memorial temple of the divine Queen Maatkare Hatshepsut, where a series of fatal accidents and whispers of a malign spirit are plaguing the construction effort. Can the thefts and these deaths somehow be connected? The clues are leading the ever-loyal investigator to a magnificent tomb. But this realm of the dead threatens to become Bak's own place of burial when he must confront the source of the spectral malevolence.

LanguageEnglish
PublisherHarperCollins
Release dateOct 13, 2009
ISBN9780061844645
A Place of Darkness
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Lauren Haney

Lauren Haney, a former technical editor in the aerospace and international construction industries, is the author of four ancient Egyptian mysteries featuring Lieutenant Bak: The Right Hand of Amon, A Face Turned Backward, A Vile Justice, and A Curse of Silence. She lives in Sante Fe, New Mexico, and travels to Egypt at every opportunity.

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  • Rating: 2 out of 5 stars
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    I got a bit tired of Lt. Bek dodging landslides--once per book is probably enough for any given form of threat. He has also almost drowned more in this series than seems reasonable, even considering that the Nile is the backbone of Egypt. Otherwise the detection is good and the quest for tomb robbers and the cause of 'accidents' on building site was interesting.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
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    Lt. Bak is investigating tomb robbing --a very serious crime in ancient Egyptian --but the authorities divert him to investigating mishaps delaying completion of a temple for the female pharaoh Hatshepsut, being built under the supervision of her favorite Senenmut (Senmut) . Eventually it appears the two groups of rimes ay be related.

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