She is Nefertiti—beautiful and revered. With her husband, Akhenaten, she rules over Egypt, the most affluent, formidable, sophisticated empire in the ancient world. But an epic power struggle is afoot, brought on by the royal couple's inauguration of an enlightened new religion and the construction of a magnificent new capital. The priests are stunned by the abrupt forfeiture of their traditional wealth and influence; the people resent the loss of their gods—and the army is enraged by the growing turbulence around them. Then, just days before the festival that will celebrate the new capital, Nefertiti vanishes. Rahotep, the youngest chief detective in the Thebes division, has earned a reputation for his unorthodox yet effective methods. Entrusted by great Akhenaten himself with a most secret investigation, Rahotep has but ten days to find the missing Queen. If he succeeds, he will bask in the warmth of Akhenaten's favor. But if Rahotep fails, he and his entire family will die.

Perfect for fans of Conn Iggulden, Wilbur Smith and Robert Harris, this is vivid and fascinating historical murder mystery set in Ancient Egypt from bestselling author Nick Drake. "Full of surprises, twists and turns, this is a glorious, riveting historical thriller" — TESS GERRITSEN "Rahotep, like C. J, Sansom's Shardlake, is a detective at the very heart of his historical era" — DAILY EXPRESS "At times I held my breath waiting for him to suss out the mystery..." — \\\\\* Reader review "Loved everything about this book..." — \\\\\* Reader review \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\* A KING IN DANGER. A BATTLE TO STAY ALIVE. On the shadowy city streets the cryptically mutilated bodies of several young people are discovered. These brutal acts are destabilizing a ruthless regime already unstable thanks to corruption and the appalling divide between rich and poor. Meanwhile, Tutankhamun, at 18, has inherited an empire that should be at the height of power and glory. But he faces only a Court full of conspiracies and plotting, and a bitter struggle for power. And when his own security is threatened by an intruder in the palace, he needs an outsider he can trust to track down the traitor. Rahotep receives a mysterious invitation to the labyrinthine halls of the Royal Palace. But what he discovers at the dark heart of power will put his life, and his family, in grave danger. . . Rahotep's adventures continue in The Book of Chaos . Have you read Nefertiti, his first adventure?

The future of Egypt lies in the hands of the Medjay's chief-detective Rahotep in the final, gripping installment of Nick Drake's acclaimed Ancient Egyptian trilogy. Following 'Nefertiti: the Book of the Dead' and 'Tutankhamun: the Book of Shadows', 'Egypt: the Book of Chaos' puts Rahotep on a high-stakes adventure across enemy empires and rogue states on a top-secret mission to secure the fate of the dynasty. Readers of Stacy Schiff's 'Cleopatra' and anyone fascinated by ancient cultures and unspoken secrets will be instantly drawn in by Drake's magisterial re-creation of one of history's great unsolved mysteries. Incorporating his own research through the sites, monuments, ruins, and museums of Egypt, Drake brings vividly back to life an era long ago swallowed by the shifting sands of time in this powerful novel of loyalty, ambition, struggle, and destiny.