Eater of souls
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MURDER AT THE GOD’S GATE
When a priest dies in a mysterious fall from atop a statue of Tutankhamun, many consider the death a fateful omen for the fourteen-year-old pharaoh and his reign.
Indeed, the luxury of the court of Thebes hides viciousness, evil, and murder. And not even Lord Meren—Pharaoh’s trusted adviser and investigator—Knows who is plotting against his god-king. But until the enemies of the living god are destroyed, he won’t be safe from their deadly poison…
MURDER AT THE FEAST OF REJOICING
During the celebration of Lord Meren’s homecoming at his country house, his beautiful cousin-in-law is murdered. Known for having numerous lovers and a scorpion tongue, his cousin died in a manner quite explainable—but why was her body arranged so meticulously, as if for sleep?
Lord Meren fears that the crime is related to his undercover mission for the pharaoh, for which his feast of rejoicing is in part a cover—and this mission must not fail…