The Mysterious Death Of Tutankhamun

Doherty, Paul

ISBN 10: 1841195952 / ISBN 13: 9781841195957

Published by Constable, 2002

About this Item

Cloth, dj, F/F. xii+260pp, 16pp colour plates, index, a nice fine as new copy. The author looks at the circumstances surrounding the death of Tutankhamun & asks if he was assassinated and his throne usurped. The author writes historical detective fiction. 650 grams.

Seller Inventory # 46433

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Mysterious Death Of Tutankhamun
• Publisher: Constable
• Publication Date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1841195952
• ISBN 13: 9781841195957
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st edition.
• Condition: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included
• Weight: 650 grams
• Seller catalogs:
  • Egyptology
  • Tutankhamun

About this title

Synopsis

More than 3000 years after his death, the entire civilized world is familiar with the face and burial site of one young Egyptian ruler. It is assumed he died of natural causes, a sad but unavoidable fate. But is there a hidden story? In this account of the life and death of Tutankhamun, Paul Doherty tells how the calm and beautiful mask conceals a story of bloody intrigue at the Egyptian court, resulting in sudden death, hurried burial and a crisis that threatened the very existence of the Empire. Was Tutankhamun secretly assassinated by the powerful cartel that ran the court and the country? What exactly was the role of the powerful first minister, Ay? Could he have murdered his young charge in order to wear the imperial crown himself?

About the Author

Paul Doherty is the internationally renowned author of many historical novels, including The Mask of Ra and others set in ancient Egypt. He studied history at Liverpool and Oxford universities, and gained his doctorate at Oxford. He is now a headmaster and lives near Epping Forest.