When the Grand Vizier's friend and foreman of the Pharaoh's pyramid
is found dead with his throat slashed, Khufu's pyramid is put in
jeopardy. The Grand Vizier, Hemiunu, wants to find the murderer, but he
can't stop the construction of the pyramid in order to investigate. He
also wonders about the significance of the death mask found on the
body and why a finger was taken from the body.
Further consternation occurs when the wife of the pharaoh
is killed in a similar fashion. Why was one of their fingers taken?
The Grand Vizier sets out to investigate. But he must first appoint a
new foreman. The man chosen has a beautiful daughter who leads Hemiunu
to The People of One God, a secret sect in Egypt.
When a third
person is killed in a similar fashion, it is Hemiunu that comes under
suspicion due to the whisperings of a priest in the ear of Khufu.
Hemiunu is imprisoned. How will he secure his freedom and prove his
innocence? Author T. L. Higley has done a fine job creating suspense in
this thriller of ancient Egypt.
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