The Harriet Fox about Gilbert Paul Jordan is good.  It has much information as Harriet Fox could find. The writing is good. The case overview is fine. I just wish there had been a bit more about the possibility that the backgrounds of the women whom he killed and whether their race and/or case had something to do with the lack of a case or investigation. (three stars)

 

As for the Charles River Editors book.  The stand out is the one about Akhenaten and Amarna which includes a detailed analysis of the queens of the time.  The Serveran and Gurkhas ones (4 and 3 stars) are good overviews.

Amarna Book I: Book of Ida - Grea Alexan...

Amarna Book I: Book of Ida, a historical novella by Grea Alexander takes place in Thebes, Upper Egypt in 1324 BC. The Pharaoh died mysteriously and was left without a male heir.

 

Queen Ankhesenamen's only hope is to make an alliance with the Hittites. She can only trust a slave girl, Ida. Her father had entrusted scrolls delineating their history to her.

 

I gave it four stars only because it needs editing for typos and homonymns. That does not reflect on the quality of the writing The story is intriguing. I look forward to Book 2.

 

"The loneliness, the sadness in him was like a physical force. It reached out to her, encircled her, buried itself within her. She wanted nothing more at that moment than to take the terrible unhappiness away from him."

 

I received a complimentary copy from the author. That did not change my opinion for this review.

 

Link to purchase: https://www.amazon.com/Amarna-Book-I-Ida-ebook/dp/B008XI94IK

Amarna Book III: Book of Raia - Grea Ale... What a tangled web this is. King Mursili's unshakable faith in the prophecy and his single minded focus on the big picture disregarding every loss, Nacamakun, almost mad over the grief of what he has lost in the quest to place the Amarna bloodline back on the Throne, Idamun's maternal instincts screaming at her to keep her son safe from the vengeance of his enemies and of course the various gods executing their own plans. The fate of Egypt and Hatti hang in the balance.

This concluding installment in the Amarna series will take you on a journey of turmoil, betrayal, doubt and madness. And the end will make you either smile or then as in my case, thirsting for more.

ARC provided in exchange for an honest review.

I received a free copy in exchange for an honest review.

Aaaaaarrrrggggghhhhh! Grea Alexander! you leave me hanging once again! Tragedy just wont let up on Ida, Mursili and Nac, Gosh I want to strangle everyone of those gods and especially the villainous, power hungry idiots! But I still loved this installment, it's even better than Book I and now I have to wait for Book III........ looks like some of this tragedy is leaking out into my reading life :-(

I won this ebook along with 2 others from the same author from LibraryThing Members Giveaway in exchange for an honest review. And boy am I glad that I did. I am hooked! An ancient story written in a contemporary style but captivating all the same. Amarna Book 1: Book of Ida, follows the trials of Idaten, a slave girl, a childhood playmate and sweetheart of two well known characters from ancient Egyptian history. The book's language may be modern but the story is as ancient as time itself, conspiracy, murder, spying and plotting and in all this betrayal, love still manages to survive. So glad I won this book and eagerly awaiting the next in this series.