Murder at the Feast of Rejoicing: A Lord Meren Mystery (Walker Mystery) - Hardcover

Robinson, Lynda S.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0802732747 ISBN 13: 9780802732743

Publisher: Walker & Co, 1996

Synopsis

From the royal court to a country home, Murder at the Feast of Rejoicing opens a window onto an ancient culture, bringing to life one of the most refined protagonists in mystery fiction. Whether dealing with the considerable charms of the Lady Bentanta, protecting the Pharaoh Tutankhamun, or facing the discovery of a corpse in the sanctity of his own home, Lord Meren, The Eyes and Ears of Pharaoh, provides timeless excitement for all readers.
Meren, under the pharaoh's orders, is taking some time for himself; unfortunately, his family has decided that rest and recreation mean throwing a Feast of Rejoicing. It couldn't happen at a worse time: Hidden along the Nile are the remains and treasures of Akhenaten and Nefertiti, being moved to protect them from disgruntled priests. Meren and his son, Kysen, are responsible for their safety.
That is why the discovery of the body of the sharp-tongued shrew, Anhai, wife of his cousin, in one of his granaries so disturbs him. Now, while obeying the commands of his king and protecting the royal remains, Meren must investigate a murder that strikes close to home, a murder for which it seems one of his relatives or guests is responsible.

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OUS . . . Robinson makes history live and breathe again."

*The New York Times Book Review
The small group gathered at Lord Meren's country house to celebrate his homecoming is soon to become yet smaller. Beautiful Anhai, Meren's cousin-in-law, falls victim to murder--an act of violence as inscrutable as the sphinx. True, she had myriad lovers and a scorpion tongue, but why was her body arranged so meticulously, as if for sleep? The most dreadful possibility is that the crime has to do with Lord Meren's awesome undercover mission for the pharaoh, for which his feast of rejoicing is in part a cover. This mission cannot, must not, fail. Ruthlessly stripping bare the deepest secrets of the nest of cobras who are his nearest relatives, Meren finds the thread that leads to the truth and the unmasking of a shocking crime in the court of the living god. . . .
"As Robinson deftly juggles ancient Egyptian political intrigue and a rive

About the Author

Lynda S. Robinson holds a PhD in anthropology, with a concentration in archaeology, from the University of Texas at Austin. She is the author of the Lord Meren mysteries, including Murder in the Place of Anubis, Murder at the God’s Gate, Eater of Souls, and Slayer of Gods. In addition to her crime fiction, she also writes romance novels under the name Suzanne Robinson. She lives in Texas.

About this edition

• Publisher: Walker & Co
• Publication date: 1996
• ISBN 10: 0802732747
• ISBN 13: 9780802732743
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 229