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Flesh of the god, a mystery of ancient Egypt

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Title:  Flesh of the god, a mystery of ancient Egypt Author: Lauren Haney Publisher: New York: Avon 2003, c2002. Series: Mysteries of Ancient Egypt, book 1 Genre:  Historical mysteries, mysteries,               Appeal Elements: Location: Ancient Egypt Time Period:  Ancient Egypt, 3100 BCE – 640 CE Subject: Lieutenant Bak (fictitious character), murder, murder investigation, soldiers, widows. Summary: Lieutenant Bak proudly serves under Queen Hatshepsut, however due to a raiding party on a pleasure house frequented by many of the nobility of Egypt, he has been exiled. Specifically to a desolated  city within the Nile Valley – Buhen. His first challenge come in the form of finding the city’s most capable commandant Nakht dead from a dagger to the heart and his wife next to him covered in fresh blood. Is she guilty of murdering her husband? Or is this young widow tru...