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In a world of Goddess worship, sacred snakes and sacrifice, human jealousy, resentment and betrayal still run wild . . . Ancient Crete, 1450 BC. When her sister Arge drops to the floor in convulsions and then dies at her wedding, fifteen-year-old Martis, a young poet and bull leaper in training, is certain she was murdered. The prime suspect is the groom, Saurus, a barbarian from the Greek mainland, but when Arge’s Shade visits Martis, swearing Saurus is not her murderer, Martis vows to uncover the truth. As Martis begins asking questions, she discovers that while her sweet sister Arge may have had no secrets, many of the people around Martis certainly do... but if the murderer is not Saurus, then who is it? The Egyptian lady who frequents the docks, one of Martis’s other sisters, her father, or someone entirely different? Martis is in a battle against time to save her sister’s Shade from eternal unrest and uncover the killer before they strike again . . .
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1 primary bookAn Ancient Crete Mystery is a 1-book series first released in 2023 with contributions by Eleanor Kuhns.
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An enjoyable historical mystery set in Ancient Crete with a young female protagonist.
There is a lot going on with the historical element of this book, which kind of overshadows the mystery side, despite it being the selling point. It had good world-building, from a point of view of how the Ancient Cretans would see others arriving to their homeland. The bull-leaping was also interesting to read, a high risk high status role in the community.
The writing was easy to read, maybe even a little too simple at times. It was paced well with short chapters.
Looking forward to reading the sequel.