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The Amerotke Omnibus (Ebook): Three mysteries from Ancient Egypt
The Amerotke Omnibus offers three journeys into the heart of Ancient Egypt, from acclaimed historical mystery writer, Paul Doherty. Featuring the enigmatic Judge Amerotke, the collection includes The Horus Killings, The Anubis Slayings and The Slayers of Seth. Perfect for fans of Christian Jacqs and Wilbur Smith. The Horus At the divine temple of Horus, a crowd gathers to celebrate the triumphant return of Hatusu, the widow of Pharaoh Tuthmosis II, after her successful battle against the Mitanni. Hatusu is determined that Egypt will accept her as the first Pharaoh-Queen, but she needs to win the favour of the gods. When a spate of savage killings takes place in the Temple of Horus, the priests interpret this as a sign of celestial disapproval of Hatusu. Only one man, Amerotke, a respected judge, can be trusted to find the truth amidst the intrigue surrounding the deaths... The Anubis Hatusu, the remarkable young widow of Pharaoh Tuthmosis II, has forced Egyptian society to acknowledge her as Pharaoh, and her success in battle is spreading Egypt's glory well beyond its frontiers. In the Temple of Anubis, negotiations are taking place between Hatusu and the defeated King Tushratta of Mitanni for a peace treaty that will seal her greatest victory. But, in one night, two hideous murders in the temple and the theft of the Glory of Anubis threaten the tentative truce. The respected judge Amerotke must find the truth or Egypt's fragile peace could be destroyed for ever... The Slayers of Lord Amerotke, Pharaoh's Chief Judge, is in the middle of a murder case. A young ambitious scribe, Ipumer, allegedly in love with the daughter of a powerful general, is dead. The prosecution has accused Lady Neshratta - apparently tired of the dalliance - of the crime. If found guilty, she will be buried alive in the desert sands of the Red Lands.When Amerotke is summoned to the Temple of Seth by Lord Senenmut, it seems there is another grave murder to investigate. One of Egypt's great heroes has been brutally killed and Pharaoh Hatusu herself has decided to intervene, and she calls on Judge Amerotke for help. There is more to link the deaths than originally meets the eye - but can Amerotke track down the killer before he strikes again?
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First published September 25, 2012
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Paul Doherty
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He has been published under several pseudonyms: P.C. Doherty, Celia L. Grace, Paul Harding, Ann Dukthas, Vanessa Alexander, Michael Clynes and Anna Apostolou but now writes only under his own name.
Paul Doherty was born in Middlesbrough (North-Eastern England) in 1946. He had the usual education before studying at Durham for three years for the Catholic priesthood but decided not to proceed. He went to Liverpool University where he gained a First Class Honours Degree in History and won a state scholarship to Exeter College, Oxford, whilst there he met his wife Carla Lynn Corbitt. He continued his studies but decided that the academic world was not for him and became a secondary school teacher.
Paul worked in Ascot, Nottingham and Crawley West Sussex before being appointed as Headmaster to Trinity Catholic School in September 1981. Trinity is a large comprehensive [1700 on roll] which teaches the full ability range, ages 11-18. The school has been described as one of the leading comprehensives in the U.K. In April, 2000 H. M. Inspectorate describe it as an 'Outstanding School', and it was given Beacon status as a Centre of Excellence whilst, in the Chief Inspector’s Report to the Secretary of State for January 2001, Trinity Catholic High School was singled out for praise and received a public accolade.
Paul’s other incarnation is as a novelist. He finished his doctorate on the reign of Edward II of England and, in 1987, began to publish a series of outstanding historical mysteries set in the Middle Age, Classical, Greek, Ancient Egypt and elsewhere. These have been published in the United States by St. Martin’s Press of New York, Edhasa in Spain, and Eichborn, Heyne, Knaur and others in Germany. They have also been published in Holland, Belgium, France, Italy, Romania, Estonia, Czechoslovakia, Russia, Bulgaria, Portugal and China, as well as Argentina and Mexico.
He has been published under several pseudonyms (see the bibliography): C. L. Grace, Paul Harding, Ann Dukthas and Anna Apostolou but now writes only under his own name. He recently launched a very successful series based around the life of Alexander the Great, published by Constable & Robinson in the U.K., and Carroll and Graf in the U.S.A., whilst his novels set in Ancient Egypt have won critical acclaim. Paul has also written several non-fiction titles; A Life of Isabella the She-wolf of France, Wife of Edward II of England, as well as study of the possible murder of Tutankhamun, the boy Pharaoh of Egypt’s 18th Dynasty, and a study on the true fate of Alexander the Great.
Paul and Carla live on the borders of London and Essex, not far from Epping Forest and six of their children have been through his own school. His wife Carla currently owns two horses and is training, for showing and dressage, a beautiful Arab filly named Polly.
Paul lectures for a number of organisations, particularly on historical mysteries, many of which later feature in his writings. A born speaker and trained lecturer Paul Doherty can hold and entertain audiences.
His one great ambition is to petition the Privy Council of England to open the Purbeck marble tomb of Edward II in Gloucester Cathedral. Paul believes the tomb does not house the body
He has been published under several pseudonyms: P.C. Doherty, Celia L. Grace, Paul Harding, Ann Dukthas, Vanessa Alexander, Michael Clynes and Anna Apostolou but now writes only under his own name.
Paul Doherty was born in Middlesbrough (North-Eastern England) in 1946. He had the usual education before studying at Durham for three years for the Catholic priesthood but decided not to proceed. He went to Liverpool University where he gained a First Class Honours Degree in History and won a state scholarship to Exeter College, Oxford, whilst there he met his wife Carla Lynn Corbitt. He continued his studies but decided that the academic world was not for him and became a secondary school teacher.
Paul worked in Ascot, Nottingham and Crawley West Sussex before being appointed as Headmaster to Trinity Catholic School in September 1981. Trinity is a large comprehensive [1700 on roll] which teaches the full ability range, ages 11-18. The school has been described as one of the leading comprehensives in the U.K. In April, 2000 H. M. Inspectorate describe it as an 'Outstanding School', and it was given Beacon status as a Centre of Excellence whilst, in the Chief Inspector’s Report to the Secretary of State for January 2001, Trinity Catholic High School was singled out for praise and received a public accolade.
Paul’s other incarnation is as a novelist. He finished his doctorate on the reign of Edward II of England and, in 1987, began to publish a series of outstanding historical mysteries set in the Middle Age, Classical, Greek, Ancient Egypt and elsewhere. These have been published in the United States by St. Martin’s Press of New York, Edhasa in Spain, and Eichborn, Heyne, Knaur and others in Germany. They have also been published in Holland, Belgium, France, Italy, Romania, Estonia, Czechoslovakia, Russia, Bulgaria, Portugal and China, as well as Argentina and Mexico.
He has been published under several pseudonyms (see the bibliography): C. L. Grace, Paul Harding, Ann Dukthas and Anna Apostolou but now writes only under his own name. He recently launched a very successful series based around the life of Alexander the Great, published by Constable & Robinson in the U.K., and Carroll and Graf in the U.S.A., whilst his novels set in Ancient Egypt have won critical acclaim. Paul has also written several non-fiction titles; A Life of Isabella the She-wolf of France, Wife of Edward II of England, as well as study of the possible murder of Tutankhamun, the boy Pharaoh of Egypt’s 18th Dynasty, and a study on the true fate of Alexander the Great.
Paul and Carla live on the borders of London and Essex, not far from Epping Forest and six of their children have been through his own school. His wife Carla currently owns two horses and is training, for showing and dressage, a beautiful Arab filly named Polly.
Paul lectures for a number of organisations, particularly on historical mysteries, many of which later feature in his writings. A born speaker and trained lecturer Paul Doherty can hold and entertain audiences.
His one great ambition is to petition the Privy Council of England to open the Purbeck marble tomb of Edward II in Gloucester Cathedral. Paul believes the tomb does not house the body
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April 7, 2023
Second, third and fourth book in the series. Fantastic read, can't wait for more
September 26, 2015
Por un lado, una genial recreación histórica que sumerge al lector en los entresijos de la sociedad egipcia. Por otro, una sucesión de asesinatos en circunstancias nada claras, para cuya investigación se siguen los pasos de Amerotke.
Sin embargo, he de decir que la primera faceta está mucho mejor desarrollada que la segunda. Los rituales que siguen los personajes para vestirse, pintarse o perfumarse; los paseos por los mercados de Tebas; los peligros y las maravillas del Nilo; la impactante fuerza de las Tierras Rojas; el viaje diario del sol... Todos esos datos ayudan a situarse en un tiempo prácticamente perdido para nosotros, pero que Doherty sabe hacer sensiblemente vivo. En la primera novela de la serie se alternan sin error los episodios de recreación y los de investigación, pero conforme avanzamos en las otras historias, las descripciones y detalles están imbricados en la narración, formando un todo inabarcable en una única mirada.
Por su parte, la importancia que puede tener la investigación de los diferentes casos posee un tono menor. No digo que no sean interesantes, sino que en ocasiones parecen menos importantes. El asesino suele aparecer pronto en la trama, siendo más o menos cercano a los personajes asesinados y en algunas ocasiones incluso a Amerotke. Pero por mucho que esté enmadejado, el ovillo se desenvuelve de forma un tanto basta hacia el final, con largas parrafadas del juez que, muchas veces sin pruebas, logra arrancar con sus palabras la confesión del implicado. En un par de ocasiones, una sencilla frase o situación hacia la mitad de la novela hace ver claro el caso, y entonces el final (cuando se explica todo lo que ha sucedido al detalle) parece sobrar. Sin embargo, no dejan de ser, como digo, misterios casi imposibles de resolver.
Así pues, el que busque un ejercicio para la mente en estas novelas quedará decepcionado, porque el tratamiento de Amerotke en busca de la Verdad es un tanto pasivo. Pero el que se sienta intrigado por un mundo del que nos separan tres milenios y medio, y por una cultura que no llegamos a comprender del todo, no se sentirá defraudado. Paul Doherty logra captar toda la belleza cautivadora del desierto, el majestuoso peligro del Nilo, los mil olores y tonos de la sociedad tebana, con sus pasiones e intrigas, y nos los presenta de una forma sencilla, sin aspavientos, que nunca llega a aburrir. Recomendado.
Sin embargo, he de decir que la primera faceta está mucho mejor desarrollada que la segunda. Los rituales que siguen los personajes para vestirse, pintarse o perfumarse; los paseos por los mercados de Tebas; los peligros y las maravillas del Nilo; la impactante fuerza de las Tierras Rojas; el viaje diario del sol... Todos esos datos ayudan a situarse en un tiempo prácticamente perdido para nosotros, pero que Doherty sabe hacer sensiblemente vivo. En la primera novela de la serie se alternan sin error los episodios de recreación y los de investigación, pero conforme avanzamos en las otras historias, las descripciones y detalles están imbricados en la narración, formando un todo inabarcable en una única mirada.
Por su parte, la importancia que puede tener la investigación de los diferentes casos posee un tono menor. No digo que no sean interesantes, sino que en ocasiones parecen menos importantes. El asesino suele aparecer pronto en la trama, siendo más o menos cercano a los personajes asesinados y en algunas ocasiones incluso a Amerotke. Pero por mucho que esté enmadejado, el ovillo se desenvuelve de forma un tanto basta hacia el final, con largas parrafadas del juez que, muchas veces sin pruebas, logra arrancar con sus palabras la confesión del implicado. En un par de ocasiones, una sencilla frase o situación hacia la mitad de la novela hace ver claro el caso, y entonces el final (cuando se explica todo lo que ha sucedido al detalle) parece sobrar. Sin embargo, no dejan de ser, como digo, misterios casi imposibles de resolver.
Así pues, el que busque un ejercicio para la mente en estas novelas quedará decepcionado, porque el tratamiento de Amerotke en busca de la Verdad es un tanto pasivo. Pero el que se sienta intrigado por un mundo del que nos separan tres milenios y medio, y por una cultura que no llegamos a comprender del todo, no se sentirá defraudado. Paul Doherty logra captar toda la belleza cautivadora del desierto, el majestuoso peligro del Nilo, los mil olores y tonos de la sociedad tebana, con sus pasiones e intrigas, y nos los presenta de una forma sencilla, sin aspavientos, que nunca llega a aburrir. Recomendado.
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