The Egyptologist

The Egyptologist
By Arthur Philips
(Book on CD)

If you look up the word arrogant in the dictionary, the face of one of these characters is in there. And there is another character under self-serving, manipulative, conniving, and self-delusion. (Lots of characters!!) What a messed up batch of people the author has brought together! You're never sure who to trust and little by little, those ones you wanted to trust turn out to be just as bad as the rest! I saw the ending coming around disc 6 (out of 14), but then convinced myself I was wrong (not sure why), so the ending was a shock to me. The accent of the Aussie narrating is a real treat. The woman is at turns evil and innocent, shy and outgoing, a master of manipulation and a pawn. Just with her voice, which impresses me! There were a few loose ends that I wish had been tied up. Who was Macey, what did he think of all this? Did he have access to everything the reader did? The letter Margaret wrote but never mailed, was it true? Was she doing more manipulating and chicken out in the end or was she just scared to reveal the truth? And what about Hector and Regina?? Enjoyable read anyway, so it gets a
8/10.