Kathlyn Trent, Marcus Burton 01 - Valley of the Shadow by Kathryn Le Veque

Author:Kathryn Le Veque [Le Veque, Kathryn]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Contemporary, Romance, Adventure, Mystery, Romantic Suspense, Fantasy, Paranormal
Publisher: Dragonblade Publishing
Published: 2001-12-03T13:00:00+00:00

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Gary was awestruck by what he saw. As meticulous as he was, he poured over everything he could get close to with a magnifying glass and a horse-bristle brush. In the interest of cooperation, Marcus explained every detail he could think of as they passed through the shaft, Chamber A, the stairwell, Corridor C, Chamber D and Chamber E. The chamber with the scattered mummified bodies had been designated Antechamber F and the main sarcophagi room was Burial Chamber G.

Gary was as horrified by the partially fleshed skeletons in Antechamber F as they had all been. In fact, he spent most of his time in that room, inspecting the state of the bodies. Marcus wasn't too proud to ask him what his take was on all of it.

Gary scratched his head, looking particularly close at a cluster of three bodies piled on top of one another. "I've never seen an Egyptian tomb burial like this," he said. "It's not like this is some damn Sumerian burial, where the king takes his household with him. There are signs of violence all over these people."

"I noticed that," Marcus said. "Skulls bashed in, arms broken. One of them was covered in sheepskin which, as you know, Egyptians considered ritualistically unclean. It's weird."

Gary agreed. "It's more than weird. I hate to say this, but I think we may be looking at the remnants of a Jew chain gang."

"It's possible,” Marcus shrugged. “Kathlyn and I chewed on a theory that Horemheb possibly entombed all those related to Tutankhamen's assassination with Ay as punishment for their deeds."

Gary shook his head. "I don't think Ay assassinated Tutankhamen at all. I mean, he was the kid's grandfather. He had nothing really to gain by it. I think it was Horemheb himself."

Marcus was lured into the type of debate he loved best. "Horemheb was general of Tutankhamen's armies. He already had wealth, power, prestige. Even after the kid died, the royal family line was still very much in power, especially when Ay married his own granddaughter, Tutankhamen's wife Ankhesenamun, to solidify his claim to the throne. The potential for an heir was strong."

"But Ay was an old man. He must have been shooting blanks because Ankhesenamun never got pregnant. Remember the missive she sent to the king of the Hittites asking for a son for her to marry because she was afraid? Then she drops off the face of the earth after that."

Marcus thought a moment. "Smenkhare was right before Tutankhamen. He suffered a very short reign, too."

"Smenkhare was Tutankhamen's brother. Some have said he was Tut's father but I don't think so. He was so young when he died that he couldn't have been unless he had been procreating since childhood."

"I agree completely." Marcus paused a moment. "Either the old guy in that sarcophagus in there killed his own grandsons to assume the throne or the big bad general did it and possibly killed Ay, too. Whatever the case, it's quite possible that all of these bodies in here have something to do with it.

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