Death of an Eye

'Outstanding' . ALEXANDRIA, 47 BC. For three centuries, the . Cleopatra – seventh of her name – rules from Alexandria, that beacon of commerce and learning that stands between the burning sands of the desert and the dark waters of the Middle Sea. But her realm is beset by . Not only that, she must contend with the insatiable appetite of Julius Caesar who needs Egyptian grain and Egyptian gold to further his ambitions. The world is ... And now her most trusted servant – and a vast shipment of newly minted coin stolen. Cleopatra cannot afford for the coins to go unrecovered or the murderers unpunished, so childhood friend, Tetisheri will find herself plunged into . As she sifts her way through a tangle of lies and deceit, she will discover that nothing can be taken at face value, that