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Matthew Peters

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Matthew Peters has a B.A. from Vassar College and an M.A. and Ph.D. from Duke University. He is a member of International Thriller Writers and the Authors Guild and currently resides in North Carolina. He is passionate about exploring religious, political, and socioeconomic issues from a variety of perspectives and especially values the views put forth by marginalized groups or people. His writing involves a good deal of research, and he is committed to writing historically plausible thrillers, in the hope of giving readers food for thought. 


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The Legacy of Ancient Egypt

Ancient Egypt plays an important role in The Ignoble Lie, as those who've read the book are well aware. This civilization that seems older than time has fascinated people throughout history. But why? And what did I find so important about this civilization that I wrote a novel about its influence?

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