Bøger af Andrew Drummond

Welcome to New Kingdom, Egypt. Everyone knows about Tutankhamun and the golden hoard that he was buried with. Or do we really know anything about a boy ruler, who never exercised power? What about his father the Heretic Pharaoh, Akhenaten who is credited with founding the world's first monotheistic religion 3,500 years ago? Or his beautiful major wife Nefertiti, believed to be the most desirable woman in the ancient world? Not to mention their predecessors and somewhat shady successors. Join Marsh boy Nakht, as he is drawn into a world of intrigue, politics and murder which are far removed from his humble upbringing in the Nile Delta. And find out how death could be swiftly inflicted on even the highest in the New Kingdom. All that gold not withstanding... SOME COMMENTS MADE BY AMAZON READERS, ABOUT MY DEBUT NOVEL, "MURDER ON HADRIAN'S WALL": "5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant idea - A 'Morse-like' detective who is a Roman Centurion" Best $1 I have ever spent...William E. Smith, Canada "Great debut novel" This novel had believable characters and excellent period detail throughout. And it kept me guessing " whodunit" right up until the final chapter...Empress Caramel, UK. "Very Good Book" I loved the historical detail and would definitely read another book by this writer...Bigdave, UK. "Authenticity is Credibility" Vivid description, accuracy, and a strong sense of place...Stephen S, USA. "Can't wait for more" Kept me guessing to the end, well written and the period detail was good...Angela L, UK. "It is very clever to write a believable story set in a historical context so I enjoyed the book very much and was dying to discover the murderer." Kendall...USA. "Excellent period detail" I did not guess "who dunnit"...I shall look out for more from this author...Sue, UK.

Novgorod the Great - City of a Thousand Saints, August 1833. A young widow and a prosperous merchant encounter each other by chance in an inn kept by a man whose antipathy to all guests is matched only by his violent loathing of poets. But during a night spent in each other's company, filled with dawning hope, revelation, unfortunate accidents and pickled eggs, several remarkable stories unfold. The story of John Cochrane, pedestrian traveller extraordinaire, and deceased husband of the young widow Ksenia; of his infamous father, who spent his life defrauding governments and upsetting Napoleon; of Ksenia Loginova's perilous 6,000 mile journey across Siberia and the unwelcome attentions of a troubadour; of the merchant Horatio who reflects on love, slavery and arithmetic. Among other matters discussed at length in the small hours of the night are carnivorous Bolivian elephants, the questionable motives of travellers, and the impatience of Chernobog, Master of the Infernal Darkness...

Have you ever wanted to know the Latin word for "underwear"? Or have you ever wondered what life was like for a soldier stationed on Hadrian's Wall? Maybe you just want to read a deviously and complicated historical "whodunnit", as Centurion Versillius faces down the Cult of Mithras, his superiors, the civil administration, the townspeople and even his own men in the search for a vicious killer. Travel back to AD 350, to find a Roman Britain which had existed for centuries, but was going through a period of dramatic change. The ties that held the empire together were fraying, as Britannia, the most northerly part of the empire, was finding out. Not altogether the best time to have a particularly nasty murderer stalking the streets of your Romano-British town... SOME COMMENTS MADE BY AMAZON READERS: "5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant idea - A "Morse-like" detective who is a Roman Centurion" Best $1 I have ever spent...William E. Smith, Canada "Great debut novel" This novel had believable characters and excellent period detail throughout. And it kept me guessing " whodunit" right up until the final chapter...Empress Caramel, UK. "Very Good Book" I loved the historical detail and would definitely read another book by this writer...Bigdave, UK. "Authenticity is Credibility" Vivid description, accuracy, and a strong sense of place...Stephen S, USA. "Can't wait for more" Kept me guessing to the end, well written and the period detail was good...Angela L, UK. "It is very clever to write a believable story set in a historical context so I enjoyed the book very much and was dying to discover the murderer." Kendall, USA. "Excellent period detail" I did not guess "who dunnit"...I shall look out for more from this author...Sue, UK. "An entertaining tale" ...and a good murder story. I liked it very much. Andros. UK

Thomas Müntzer: radical millenarian preacher, revolutionary, iconoclast