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Les enquêtes de l'inspecteur Higgins #22
La maledizione di Tutankhamon. Le indagini dell'ispettore Higgins
Jennifer Stowe, archeologa, aveva un sogno: sfatare le superstizioni che da sempre circolano sulla mummia di Tutankhamon. Per questo aveva radunato un gruppo di ricercatori per recarsi in Egitto e risolvere finalmente il mistero, ma la maledizione sembra aver colpito ancora: poco prima della partenza Jennifer viene trovata morta, pugnalata con la daga di ferro appartenuta al faraone. È chiaro che qualcuno vuole impedire che la verità sulla mummia venga rivelata... Ma chi? Perché? A indagare sul caso viene chiamato l'ispettore Higgins di Scotland Yard. Prima ancora che Higgins riesca a scoprire qualcosa, però, gli viene recapitato un terribile messaggio anonimo: chiunque cerchi di disturbare il sonno di Tutankhamon sarà distrutto...
230 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2016
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About the author
Christian Jacq
222 books942 followersAlso writes under the names Célestin Valois, J.B. Livingstone, and Christopher Carter.
Christian Jacq is a French author and Egyptologist. He has written several novels about ancient Egypt, notably a five book suite about pharaoh Ramses II, a character whom Jacq admires greatly.
Jacq's interest in Egyptology began when he was thirteen, and read History of Ancient Egyptian Civilization by Jacques Pirenne. This inspired him to write his first novel. He first visited Egypt when he was seventeen, went on to study Egyptology and archaeology at the Sorbonne, and is now one of the world's leading Egyptologists.
By the time he was eighteen, he had written eight books. His first commercially successful book was Champollion the Egyptian, published in 1987. As of 2004 he has written over fifty books, including several non-fiction books on the subject of Egyptology.
He and his wife later founded the Ramses Institute, which is dedicated to creating a photographic description of Egypt for the preservation of endangered archaeological sites.
Between 1995-1997, he published his best selling five book suite Ramsès, which is today published in over twenty-five countries. Each volume encompasses one aspect of Ramesses' known historical life, woven into a fictional tapestry of the ancient world for an epic tale of love, life and deceit.
Jacq's series describes a vision of the life of the pharaoh: he has two vile power-hungry siblings, Shanaar, his decadent older brother, and Dolora, his corrupted older sister who married his teacher. In his marital life, he first has Isetnofret (Iset) as a mistress (second Great Wife), meets his true love Nefertari (first Great Wife) and after their death, gets married to Maetnefrure in his old age. Jacq gives Ramesses only three biological children: Kha'emweset, Meritamen (she being the only child of Nefertari, the two others being from Iset) and Merneptah. The other "children" are only young officials trained for government and who are nicknamed "sons of the pharaoh".
Christian Jacq is a French author and Egyptologist. He has written several novels about ancient Egypt, notably a five book suite about pharaoh Ramses II, a character whom Jacq admires greatly.
Jacq's interest in Egyptology began when he was thirteen, and read History of Ancient Egyptian Civilization by Jacques Pirenne. This inspired him to write his first novel. He first visited Egypt when he was seventeen, went on to study Egyptology and archaeology at the Sorbonne, and is now one of the world's leading Egyptologists.
By the time he was eighteen, he had written eight books. His first commercially successful book was Champollion the Egyptian, published in 1987. As of 2004 he has written over fifty books, including several non-fiction books on the subject of Egyptology.
He and his wife later founded the Ramses Institute, which is dedicated to creating a photographic description of Egypt for the preservation of endangered archaeological sites.
Between 1995-1997, he published his best selling five book suite Ramsès, which is today published in over twenty-five countries. Each volume encompasses one aspect of Ramesses' known historical life, woven into a fictional tapestry of the ancient world for an epic tale of love, life and deceit.
Jacq's series describes a vision of the life of the pharaoh: he has two vile power-hungry siblings, Shanaar, his decadent older brother, and Dolora, his corrupted older sister who married his teacher. In his marital life, he first has Isetnofret (Iset) as a mistress (second Great Wife), meets his true love Nefertari (first Great Wife) and after their death, gets married to Maetnefrure in his old age. Jacq gives Ramesses only three biological children: Kha'emweset, Meritamen (she being the only child of Nefertari, the two others being from Iset) and Merneptah. The other "children" are only young officials trained for government and who are nicknamed "sons of the pharaoh".
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March 18, 2018
Scrittura scorrevole ma povera di particolari, personaggi poco definiti, soprattutto quelli di Scotland Yard, scene e situazioni accennate; questo romanzo di Christian Jacq non mi ha convinta.
Lo considero una brutta copia di Sherlock Holmes...
Di Christian Jacq preferisco i romanzi storici ambientati nell'antico Egitto.
Lo considero una brutta copia di Sherlock Holmes...
Di Christian Jacq preferisco i romanzi storici ambientati nell'antico Egitto.
July 29, 2021
Ça se lit facilement mais tout est trop simple, dommage.
June 17, 2022
Pas le temps de se mettre dans l'histoire, pas assez de contexte mais très facile à lire
September 6, 2017
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May 5, 2022
Non so cosa diamine ho letto 😅
Non pensavo avrei dato una valutazione del genere...
Non pensavo avrei dato una valutazione del genere...
March 22, 2024
Not my favorite book from the series but I still had a good time reading it. Also I got the murderer right! X
September 10, 2022
Il sovrintendente Marlow si rivolge ancora una volta all'amico Higgins ex di Scotland Yard per venire a capo dei 5 omicidi attribuiti alla maledizione del faraone Tutankhamon. Riusciranno i due a scoprire se la vendetta del faraone è realtà? Assolutamente si. L'accoppiata Higgins/Marlow non delude mai così come la scrittura di Jacq.
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