A review by plantbirdwoman
A Cruel Deceit by Lauren Haney

3.0

A long-awaited festival is underway. It has brought the co-rulers of Egypt, Hatshepsut and her nephew Thutmose, to participate in the grand procession honoring the god Amon. But in the midst of the merrymaking, a murder most foul occurs, and Lieutenant Bak and his Medjays are brought in to assist with the investigation, even though it is outside their jurisdiction. Then another murder and another put a blight on the activities of the Feast. Are the murders related, even though the victims seem to have nothing in common other than death? Bak must find out before he becomes the fourth victim.

This entry in the Lieutenant Bak series is well-plotted. Bak continues to be a very appealing character, one whom the reader can identify with and wish well.