The Murder of King Tut (Hardcover)

from masterdeski

This is the first book I've read by James Patterson, and I was unprepared for the choppiness of his chapters. By reading the chapter headings (dates) closely, which I had to remind myself to do, I was able to keep from getting lost in the 'time travel.' Writing style aside, I was awed by the mate...

from historybuff1

The Murder of King Tut is an excellent non-fiction account of the life and tragedy that befell the Egyptian king. Patterson masterfully recounts the story of the murder of King Tut in such a way that it will keep you mesmorized until the end. It is a must read for history lovers.

from readafew

I enjoyed this book from cover to cover. I didn't really know what to expect when I started this one; a book of facts laid out for a lawyer?, a chronicle of the life and times of a boy Pharaoh as we know them?, a historical fiction novel based on what little is known of Tut? It ended up not being...

from JeffV

Best-selling authors James Patterson and Martin Dugard team up on this mostly (as we know it) non-fiction tale of the Egyptian pharaoh, King Tut. Genuine information on the boy king is scarce, by design of the murder conspiracy, it seems (according to the authors). The book runs several threads -...

from swanroad

This book replaces The Da Vinci Code in my mind as the worst book ever. Patterson asserts that King Tut was murdered and talks about a wound on the back of the mummy's head. Yet, in his imagined murder scenario, the boy king is strangled. huh? The author inserts himself into the book, with chapte...