Author

Publication

1998 - Weidenfeld & Nicolson, London, England

Language

English

Word Count

66,000 words, Guess

Page Count

264 pages

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and 3 more

Classifications

  • LCCDT87.5 .B667 1998a

Alternate Titles

  • 3000-year-old murder mystery
  • Three thousand year old murder mystery

Description

Tutankhamen lived through an extraordinarily turbulent time in ancient Egypt's history. Torn apart by revolution, Egyptian society was wracked by religious and political turmoil, as ambitious ministers with thwarted desires plotted secretly. Meanwhile the young king and his adored wife could not produce an heir. All this instability produced the combustible situation that, Bob Brier believes, ultimately led to Tutankhamen's murder. Acting as both historian and detective, Brier is our guide through this exotic, seemingly distant world. As he carefully lays out the evidence that he has gathered from artifacts, documents, tombs, and X rays of ancient mummies, readers will be able to judge for themselves whether the right man has been "fingered."

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  • The murder of Tutankhamen: a 3000-year-old murder mysteryWeidenfeld & Nicolson1998-01-01
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