Author:Nick Drake
Perfect for fans of Robert Harris, Wilbur Smith and Bernard Cornwell, this is breathtaking and atmospheric historical historical mystery set in Ancient Egypt from bestselling author Nick Drake.
"In Drake's hands, ancient Egypt comes to life with all its treachery, vengeance, passion and power. A stunning achievement" -- M.C.SCOTT
"Richly imagines, fiendishly plotted, gruesomely evocative." -- PAUL SUSSMAN
"Drake takes an ancient, long-lost civilization and makes it fell frighteningly familiar. I was captivated from first page to last." -- GILES KRISTIAN
"Genuinely suspenseful and full of unexpected twists and turns..." -- ***** Reader review
"Powerful and persuasive, this is a red-blooded mystery well worth the read." - Reader review
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A DYNASTY IN PERIL. A CLANDESTINE MISSION TO DEFEAT THE TERROR THAT THREATENS THEM ALL.
Egypt, 1320 BC: Rahotep is sent on a clandestine mission - he must cross enemy empires and rogue states to deliver a top-secret letter, from the Queen to her arch-enemy, the King of the Hittites.
The future of Egypt lies in his hands and Rahotep knows he may not return from this mission. But he also has a personal motive driving him on, and personal demons he must face.
Will he conquer them in time to save Egypt's greatest dynasty, and his own family, from the terror that threatens them all?
Have you read Nefertiti and Tutankhamun, Rahotep's other adventures?
Drake crams plenty into his plot - murder, court intrigue, a rogue army roaming the hidden valleys of the Middle East and a ruthless female warrior with the hots for his hero
—— The Sunday Times (Culture)In Drake's hands, ancient Egypt comes to life with all its treachery, vengeance, passion and power. A stunning achievement
—— M. C. SCOTTDrake takes an ancient, long-lost civilization and makes it feel frighteningly familiar. I was captivated from first page to last
—— GILES KRISTIANRichly imagined, fiendishly plotted, gruesomely evocative, this is the storytelling equivalent of 'shedeh' - the most prized of ancient Egyptian beverages
—— PAUL SUSSMANThis much can be stated with assurance: this novel will be a huge hit with fans of the series, of Egypt-themed mysteries, of modern-day thrillers, and - what the heck - anyone not included in those groups
—— Booklist (starred review)Memorable, atmospheric and compelling
—— Tim Souster , Times Literary SupplementA beautiful and haunting book...A charming and deeply imaginative novel
—— AestheticaLyrical in his descriptions on the land of the midnight sun
—— Clare Colvin , Daily MailBurnside's prose has been frequently praised for its clarity, poetic sonority and fine cadences. It is certainly so here ... A Summer of Drowning marries philosophical meditation with the gooseflesh verve of a thriller
—— Stuart Kelly , Scotland on SundayBurnside is an accomplished and careful writer. And this is a beautiful book, compelling and strange
—— Margaret Reynolds , The TimesUnsettling, hauntingly memorable tale
—— Sunday TimesWritten with deceptive elegance, riddled with gaps and non sequiturs and a clever travesty of several genres, this is a disturbing, provocative book'
—— Guardian
[A Summer of Drowning] brings an eerie glow to the colours and sounds, flora and foodstuffs of the far north
This is a love story, told in reverse, a haunting tale of youth and lost love, and a poetical thriller.A powerful debut and a distinctive voice
—— Tom HollanderElanor Dymott’s gorgeous debut novel is a murder mystery that’s also a brilliant meditation on love and memory and loss. Like the Robert Browning poems her characters read at Oxford, the book is spooky, lovesick, dark, and lush, its narrator circling obsessively back on the death at its heart
—— Maile MeloyAn irresistible blast of an opening which never disappoints in a journey into a complex knot of intense and ultimately destructive relationships from which the murder that is the dark core ofThis excellent debut novel distills
—— Jon SnowA beautiful, lucid nightmare of a book. A mystery of love and murder that is elegantly written, disturbing, always compelling, and lingers long in the mind
—— Adam FouldsA literary thriller wrapped up in a whodunit love story, Elanor Dymott's debut makes for compulsive reading. The complexity of the plot put me in mind of The Secret History;
it deserves to reach just as wide an audience
Every Contact Leaves a Trace is beautifully paced, from the graphic event at its start through all its shifting possibilities to its strange, logical conclusion. It is a marvelous book
—— Bernard O’DonoghueErudite debut
—— IndependentThis murder mystery...gripped me with unusual force... This novel sucks you in beautifully, and will not let you go
—— Evening StandardThis is a class act which unveils its secrets as tantalisingly as a courtesan
—— John Koski , Daily Mail IrelandWonderfully evocative of Oxford, this is a love story and a mystery that will keep you guessing
—— Good Book GuidePart love story, part murder mystery… Dymott’s novel is ample proof of the literary flair that lurks within some lawyers
—— Alex Wade , The TimesOne of the best books I’ve read this year
—— Edinburgh Evening News