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NICK DRAKE is a screenwriter and an award-winning poet. He has been Literary Associate at the National Theatre and worked with Nicholas Hytner and Nicholas Wright on the stage version of Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials trilogy. He is the author of two previous novels featuring Rai Rahotep, Nefertiti, which was shortlisted for the Crime Writers Association Best Historical Crime Novel Prize, and the critically acclaimed Tutankhamun.
This much can be stated with assurance: this novel will be a huge hit with fans of the series, of Egypt-themed mysteries, of modern-day thrillers, and - what the heck - anyone not included in those groups * Booklist (starred review) * Richly imagined, fiendishly plotted, gruesomely evocative, this is the storytelling equivalent of 'shedeh' - the most prized of ancient Egyptian beverages -- PAUL SUSSMAN Drake takes an ancient, long-lost civilization and makes it feel frighteningly familiar. I was captivated from first page to last -- GILES KRISTIAN In Drake's hands, ancient Egypt comes to life with all its treachery, vengeance, passion and power. A stunning achievement -- M. C. SCOTT Drake crams plenty into his plot - murder, court intrigue, a rogue army roaming the hidden valleys of the Middle East and a ruthless female warrior with the hots for his hero * The Sunday Times (Culture) *
