Murder at the God's Gate

by Lynda S. Robinson

Book Overview

When the life of fourteen-year-old Pharaoh Tutankhamun is endangered, his agent, Lord Meren, embarks on a deadly mission, challenging the priests who threaten the young pharaoh and protecting him from... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 034539531X
• ISBN13: 9780345395313
• Release Date: November 1995
• Publisher: Fawcett Books
• Length: 279 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 4.2" x 6.9"

Customer Reviews

A Quick and Exciting Escape

This is a quick read and, once Lord Meren takes the hint that there is something going on, the action really warms up. I admit that it starts out slow. The first victim is a person of no consequence and his death could have easily been an accident but it gives Kysen something to do. However, things really get rolling when the murderers start trying to cover their tracks to keep Kysen from learning something, which gets Lord Meren's attention. The setting in ancient Egypt also makes it a good escape from the everyday.

An original and engrossing mystery

This book's unique storyline is enhanced by its setting in a time of great social upheaval and political intrigue. With an authentic setting, concise writing and a fast moving plot, it's as vivid a period piece as it is a solid mystery.

Read it, you'll enjoy this book!

I think Murder at God's Gate is a really fantastic book! I had to read it as a summer assignment for a History of World Civilizations course and I absolutely loved the novel. First of all, I think the author created a great "world" for the characters to live in. She describes ancient Egypt in such details that you feel that you are actually "living" in there. However, the way she describes the surroundings is not at all boring. Some authors like to go on and on on this one "scenic moment" that it makes the book boring. Lynda S. Robinson, however, describes the scenes in a quite "natual" manner. She presents the lifestyle of ancient Egyptians in full scale and this book definately got me interested in that history course that I'm going to take next term. The thing that really make this book great is it's characters. They are described in such a way that sometimes you feel that you know them. They are really well develo! ped and although you don't know EVERYTHING about them, you get a really good idea of what kind of a person they are. Take Lord Meren(the main character and "investigater" in this story) for instance, the reader does not know EVERYTHING that happened to him in his life. However, he is presented in such a way that he seems like a flesh-and-blood person. He has his talents, his wisdom, as well as his share of mistakes and confusion. Sometimes I even felt "hey, this guy is really not so different from some of the people I'd meet today!" I think this detailed development of characters is really what made the book great. This book also has a great plot, although I wouldn't want to go into it here. The first thing I thought when I read the inside-cover for this book is that "This is confusing!" I think that would be what you would feel if I gave a some of the plot to you. However, if you would start reading the book you would find that the plo! t is rather intricate and sometimes entangling, but never c! onfusing. The plot also involves some action and a lot of solving. The thing I'd like to do when I read this book is to guess who is the ultimate villain. I would recommend it for you, too, if you could ever get the chance to read this great book. Summarization: if you like novels, mistery or whatever other genre, read this book! Even if you are not so excited about ancient Egypt, try this one. You'll enjoy it!

A thrilling tale of mystery in an ancient land.

Murder at the God's Gate is a sweeping and altogether believeable transportation to the land of ancient egypt and the kingdom of Tutankhamum. I thoroughly recommend this book for those who enjoy a really good mystery

Murder in Ancient Egypt

Set during the reign of the boy-king, Tutankhamon, "Murder at the God's Gate," is not only a good detective story, but gives a feel for life in the Eighteenth Dynasty. A priest of Amon, the king of the gods, has been found dead beside a colossal statue of Tutankhamon. It's unclear if the priest has been murdered, or had an accidental fall and Lord Meren, the Eyes and Ears of Pharaoh, is asked to investigate. At first he has hard time finding any leads, but when his son and aide, Kysen discovers some pottery shards that have some tantalizing clues on them, the action heats up. Meren discovers that what may have originally appeared as an unrelated crime reaches into the royal court. The princes and noblemen of Egypt each has their own agenda for the near future, and is intent on pulling the strings of the 14 year old king. Meren's task is therefore complicated, because he not only has to solve a murder, but also protect the king from an unknown threat close to the throne. Lynda Robinson tells a good tale, and has researched her period fairly well, although she has taken some literary license by giving Tutankhamen several half-brothers. Egyptophiles will have a hard time with the king's half-brothers, but will enjoy the story immensely.