A Review by Jeremy Ashley

Not the best book I have read in 2011 but a nevertheless a good story, well researched and clearly told making it an easy book to read. The author tended to repeat certain aspects of the story trying to remind the reader of detail and presumably to assist the reader through the book (which I found a little trite). I have to admit that I did spot the villain very early on as not many main characters appeared in this book.

Egypt following the death of King Tutankhamun is a fascinating place for me and because of this my interest was held for most of the book. If you start to read this book, stick with the story because after 50 or so pages the story speeds up with an interesting twist and the ending was very good. Overall I did enjoy the book and would read more of Nick Drake in the future.