Holmes, for his part, is already involved in a second case, trying to prove the innocence of a young Italian immigrant who stands accused of murder - but perhaps his two cases are linked together, after all. The carnage he leaves behind is horrific so, enter Sherlock Holmes, who believes that there may be a connection between the bodies of prostitutes appearing in Whitechapel, and similar such victims left behind a few months earlier in France. Upon his arrival to London, the poor destitutes of Whitechapel seem like the easiest pickings for him. What he can't explain away is, of course, his insatiable thirst. (C'mon, it's not a spoiler it's right there in the title.) Specifically, a Baron, who has passed through the decades and centuries by claiming to be his own son, generation after generation, in order to explain away both his agelessness and immortality. And I feel I'm not spoiling much by saying that the Ripper, in this case, is a vampire. Īs always, the most obvious distinction in this particular take on the Holmes-Ripper story is who the identity of the Ripper is revealed to be. But if Rahotep fails, he and his entire family will die.The - third, I think? I'm starting to lose count - latest book in my Holmes-vs.-Ripper reading quest.
If he succeeds, he will bask in the warmth of Akhenaten's favor. Entrusted by great Akhenaten himself with a most secret investigation, Rahotep has but ten days to find the missing Queen. Rahotep, the youngest chief detective in the Thebes division, has earned a reputation for his unorthodox yet effective methods. Then, just days before the festival that will celebrate the new capital, Nefertiti vanishes. The priests are stunned by the abrupt forfeiture of their traditional wealth and influence the people resent the loss of their gods-and the army is enraged by the growing turbulence around them. But an epic power struggle is afoot, brought on by the royal couple's inauguration of an enlightened new religion and the construction of a magnificent new capital. With her husband, Akhenaten, she rules over Egypt, the most affluent, formidable, sophisticated empire in the ancient world. A thrilling novel set in ancient Egypt in which a savvy detective is secretly assigned to unravel the mysterious disappearance of the world's most enigmatic queen.
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