Lestrade and the Kiss of Horus, M. J. Trow
Lestrade and the Kiss of Horus, M. J. Trow
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Lestrade and the Kiss of Horus

Author: M. J. Trow

Narrator: M. J. Trow

Unabridged: 8 hr 2 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Soundings

Published: 08/01/2017


Synopsis

“And death shall come on soft wings to him that touches the tomb of the Pharaoh.” The wings that retired Superintendent Lestrade comes on are those of a de Haviland Hercules. The archaeologist Howard Carter has made the discovery of the century in the Valley of the Kings but all around him, men are dying. Lord Carnarvon, careless with his razor, falls prey to a mosquito bite. Alain Le Clerk leaves the tomb in a hurry to die alone in the desert. Aaron G. String, the railway magnate, blows his brains out yards from the tomb’s entrance. And so it is that Sholto Lestrade flies East to solve a riddle every bit as impenetrable as that of the Sphinx.

Reviews

Goodreads review by MRS E K RICKETTS on September 01, 2016

Excellent book . Combines mystery, humour and historical fact. I absolutely loved this book.......more

Goodreads review by Peter on September 26, 2023

Set in 1923, 68-year-old Lestrade, becomes involved in Egyptian excavations by Carter and Carnarvon in this entry which definitely slowed down in the Egyptian setting but had quite an involving return to England for the climax. Lestrade assists a few Scotland Yard detectives flown out to Cairo to in......more

Goodreads review by Helen on November 01, 2020

This book, like the others in the set, is a treasure. The dialogue alone its worth the time it takes to read it. Many of the mis-statements are priceless, and the characters who utter them are simply irreplaceable in the story. This author deserves much more credit.......more

Goodreads review by David on April 21, 2024

3 1/2 stars. An absurd piece of frivolity, but very entertaining and, indeed, a good mystery story to boot. It's also a case study in how to write fast-moving, punchy, but literary prose.......more