Book: Disappearance of a Scribe

 Book: Disappearance of a Scribe

Author: Dana Stabenow

Pages: 336

This is my 93rd read for the year

What Amazon says:

Alexandria, 47BC.  Cleopatra- seventh of her name, avatar of the goddess Isis, ruler of the Kingdom of Egypt - watches over her city.  The war is over, but Alexandria has suffered in its wake.  Caesar has returned to Rome, and the queen must restore her city and her kingdom to their former greatness.  But now a body has been found floating uprigth at the bottom of the sea, anchored by a weight around its feet.  It's the second corpse to be found this way, and with a city to rebuild and a kingdom to keep in line, Cleopatra cannot allow any more murders to interfere.  So she sets Tetisheri- her Eye and closest confidant - to make things right.  As she delves deeper into the mystery, Tetisheri will discover sercrets, consipracy, and danger far beyond her ken.

When I saw this book at the used books store, and read the inside cover, it sounded like something I would like.  But this book was terrible.  I finished it just because I hate not to finish books, but it was a struggle.  Not at any point would I have thought this book took place in ancient Egypt if it wasn't on the cover.  The writing was juvenile.  There was no character development.  It was written way too modern for what it was supposed to be.  The dialogue was silly and immature.  This one will be donated.

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