From one of historical fiction's best known names, MANHUNT bristles with intrigue, human treachery, divine miracles and breathless suspense.
Egypt, 518 BC. Kel, a young scribe recently hired by the prestigious Guild of Interpreters, thinks his future is secure. But arriving at work one day, he finds his boss and colleagues slaughtered. Are their deaths linked to a mysterious encrypted papyrus that the specialists were meant to decipher? Believing his life to be in danger, Kel flees with the precious document, thus becoming prime suspect at the centre of an intrigue of State. Hunted by the authorities and the conspirators who framed him, Kel's future is as uncertain as Egypt's. With the Royal court corrupted by intrigues and betrayals, who is plotting against Kel, and why? The only way Kel can prove his innocence is to uncover the secrets of the papyrus. But can he survive long enough to crack the code?
