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    The Murder of King Tut: The Plot to Kill the Child King - A Nonfiction Thriller

    Written by James Patterson and Martin Dugard

    Narrated by Joe Barrett

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    Since 1922, when Howard Carter discovered Tut's 3,000-year-old tomb, most Egyptologists have presumed that the young king died of disease, or perhaps an accident, such as a chariot fall.

    But what if his fate was actually much more sinister?

    Now, in THE MURDER OF TUT, James Patterson and Martin Dugard chronicle their epic quest to find out what happened to the boy-king. They comb through the evidence--X-rays, Carter's files, forensic clues--and scavenge for overlooked data to piece together the details of his life and death. The result is a true crime tale of intrigue, betrayal, and usurpation that presents a compelling case that King Tut's death was anything but natural.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHachette Audio
    Release dateSep 28, 2009
    ISBN9781600246364
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    The Murder of King Tut: The Plot to Kill the Child King - A Nonfiction Thriller
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    James Patterson

    James Patterson is the CEO of J. Walter Thompson, an advertising agency in New York. He has written several successful fiction and nonfiction books, including The New York Times best seller The Day America Told the Truth.

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    • 2/5
      A fast read, but not very memorable
    • 1/5
      The writing in this book is abysmally poor and the historical inaccuracies were astounding. A certain level of bad writing might be worth overlooking if the plot were especially strong or if recent findings were revealed, but the plot is weak and the premise is not based on any archeological findings. This book is advertised as a nonfiction thriller, but it's really a fictional non-thriller.

      The author begins the book with much pomp about how the materials were thoroughly researched so that the reconstructed story of Tutankhamun would be accurate and the theory would be sound. He then proceeds to write insanely bloated, inaccurate sub-Harlequin Romance prose about Ancient Egypt and Howard Carter. The two timelines are ocassionally interrupted by the author's modern-day soliloquies about how puzzling everything is when one is looking across the lake at one's yacht, thinking about how wealthy one is. I really don't care about Patterson's yacht or bank account, but I do find Ancient Egypt to be fascinating. Sadly, there are huge pieces of important information about Tut's life missing from this book, most obviously the simultaneous name changes of Tutankhaten to Tutankhamun and Ankhesenpaaten to Ankhesenamun. Those name changes were extremely significant, but Patterson ignores history and instead uses only the names Tutankhamen and Ankhesenpaaten alongside each other with no regard for accuracy. There is also no evidence given for Patterson's relationships between characters, relationships that either vary from historical evidence or have no historical evidence to back them up.

      Such disregard for historical facts is behind Patterson's cheez-whiz of a "murder theory." My incentive for reading further was to find out what evidence proved his theory, but Patterson never mentioned any evidence. He never attempted to tie his theory to any evidence of any nature, which astounded me. When zero evidence is ALL Patterson and his "researcher" come up with after spending thousands of dollars and years doing HEAVY DUTY RESEARCH, someone owes someone a refund! There is a LOT of current information out there, and none of it is in this book.

      If you must read this, check it out from your local public library. But don't be suckered into buying it!
    • 3/5
      Patterson and Dugard combine their modern day search for answers with the early 20th century discovery of Tut's tomb by Howard Carter and a B.C. story set in Tut's Egypt with all three stories weaving together to present a possibility that Tut was murdered by the successor to his throne.
    • 5/5
      I enjoyed this book much more than I expected. It tells the (mostly) non-fiction story of Tut's life and death in a fiction narrative style which is very compelling - "unputdownable" is a cliche term but certainly applies in this case.
    • 1/5
      Very poor.
    • 4/5
      I'm not normally a reader of non-fiction but King Tut is always an interesting topic and when written about by James Patterson that makes for a beautiful thing. I loved the flow of this book but when working with a true mystery there is no making up a tied in a bow ending.
    • 2/5
      The Murder of King Tut has chapters covering the lives of the mysterious boy-king and those around him, the life of Howard Carter, the archaeologist who discovered his body, and a couple of chapters on James Patterson's own writing of the book. It's simple writing, easy to read, and I finished the whole book in an hour. It's a little sensational, of course, and caters to the lowest common denominator -- I don't think Nefertiti would have called Tutankhamen 'Tut', somehow. There were inconsistencies with things I know from my childhood interest in Egyptology, and I found the whole style just far too flippant.

      What's more, I already read this theory, back in 1999. Bob Brier's book, The Murder of Tutankhamen, is more professional and convincing, though I believe his theories were discredited by modern scans on the mummy of Tutankhamen. Still, though Patterson tries to have a more personal touch, depicting real love affairs between Nefertiti and Akhenaten, and between Tutankhamen and Ankhesenamen, I found it less interesting and less absorbing than Bob Brier's more historical, detailed account of Tutankhamen's life and death.
    • 3/5
      This was a very interesting book and it was a very good read. I liked all the details about Carter and his excavation work over the decades. Also, the intrigues at the Egyptian palaces was intriguing. The one thing that bothered me, and I've said this in other reviews, is the book jumped back and forth in time. I find that frustrating as it tends to pull me out of the story.
    • 3/5
      History of King Tutankhamen, boy king of Egypt in about 1324 and how Howard Carter found his tomb in the valley of the Kings under rubble and pyramid builder houses. King Tut was king only for a short time until he was murdered. I enjoyed the history did did not like the 2 chapters that gave too much information between him and his wife and a maiden. It also contained some history of how author as he writes the story.
    • 2/5
      Nothing of much interest here.
    • 5/5
      I loved the book. It read like a novel. (And in many ways it was more of a novel than non-fiction.) So if you are looking for great non-fiction that really is accurate Egyptology this is probably not the book. But if you are looking for a fun read that is based on King Tut this was a fun book.
    • 4/5
      Best-selling authors James Patterson and Martin Dugard team up on this mostly (as we know it) non-fiction tale of the Egyptian pharaoh, King Tut. Genuine information on the boy king is scarce, by design of the murder conspiracy, it seems (according to the authors). The book runs several threads -- an embellished drama telling of the life of the boy king; the story of Howard Carter, discoverer of the tomb in Egypt's The Valley of the Kings, and the story of Patterson and Dugard researching the topic and developing their own theories using available clues. The conclusion is certainly plausible. Given the author's talents, a full-blown historical novel on the subject might have had a better flow, and in the end accomplished the same thing. We don't know the events described here are really what happened, or even in part happened. We do know Carter's story, and that has been the subject of multiple books over the years. Combining the two in a relatively short book feels a bit like neither subject was adequately covered. However, I'm not sure they could have gone on much more on Tut without abandoning the pretense of writing a true story.
    • 3/5
      Should The Murder of King Tut be classified as historical fiction? I liked the richness of detail and the way the book moved from ancient Egypt to Carter's obsessive "digs" to Patterson's interest in writing the book. I found Howard Carter to be just as interesting a character as King Tut.
    • 3/5
      The Murder of King Tut is intended to be a non-fiction explanation of James Patterson's theory about the mysterious death of the Egyptian Pharaoh, but it reads like a novel. He moves back and forth among three stories: the ancient story, a biography of Howard Carter, and first-person reflections on the inspiration for the book and the process of research and writing. The short chapters usually end with a cliff-hanger to keep the reader's attention engaged. It has more sensation than substance. I'd recommend it for its entertainment value, but not as a serious work of history.
    • 1/5
      Abysmal. I can't believe they let him call it nonfiction, when it was clearly historical fiction - and bad historical fiction, at that.
    • 5/5
      Was a interesting book. It was AWESOME!!!
    • 2/5
      The premise of "The Murder of King Tut" is very alluring, particularly with the power of two strong names in writing: James Patterson who's written many popular books and Martin Dugard who's written a couple of wonderful epic biographies.The delivery on this promise, however, was a terrible disappointment. I give this 2 stars instead of 1 only because I was able to finish it; mostly due to its 250 pages which are broken up by a very consumable 99 chapterettes. Yes...99 chapters in 250 pages.Mr. Patterson and Mr. Dugard didn't have much to say.The book bounces back and forth between the early 20th century focusing on Howard Carter and his early career and eventual discovery of the tomb of Tutankhamen - and the early 1300s B.C. focusing on the Boy King's birth and demise.The flashbacks to King Tut's era are filled with trite dialogue that I can only guess were drawn 100% from Patterson's imagination. Having read two other Dugard books, I would expect his involvement dealt exclusively with the non-fiction research. Much of Carter's chapterettes were taken from various diaries of his. Without any notes or bibliography, however, it was impossible to tell what was made up and what had at least some foundation in fact. These chapters were, though, interesting.Patterson would have us believe that King Tut was murdered, a common analysis that's not at all unique (just search for books on King Tut). Within the last couple of years, scientists have performed and analyzed a CT scan on Tut's body and concluded that he probably died from an infection caused by a broken leg. While I understand that this recent analysis is open to interpretation, Patterson dismissed it out of hand. I would've liked a little deeper rationale here.Patterson resolves this ancient whodunnit with the most simplistic of conclusions based on a painting within the room that contained the body of the Boy King. After reading about 220 pages and 90+ chapters, I'd come to realize that the masterstroke conclusion of who killed Tut would be as disappointing as the rest of the book.On that, Patterson delivered.
    • 5/5
      Wonderful book. I'm very interested in the Egyptian era now.
    • 5/5
      I really enjoyed this book as I have been to some of the locations in the story line. It was a quick read as most of James Patterson's books are. I read it in one day. I also like that the story was told from King Tut's view and also Howard Carter's.
    • 3/5
      Although I love all things Egyptian, this was not my favorite. It jumps back and forth between present, ancient Egypt, and discovery days. I found it to be a bit tedious and wasn't sure if James Patterson was convincing of his argument on the murder allegations. I think I would pass.
    • 1/5
      Should not have been classified as nonfiction.
    • 2/5
      I found this book to be very disappointing. A short book, it interjects the author's discussions with his editor, as well as the struggles of the discoverers of Tut's tomb, into a story of Tut's life and death. Tut's story is interesting, Carter and Lord Carnaervon's story (the tomb's discoverers) are somewhat interesting but Patterson's "struggles" to get this book printed smack of narcissism. I would go elsewhere to learn about King Tut.
    • 1/5
      patterson solves waht scientist cannot find out? really? and then he makes up a story about it and calls it n0on-fiction. PAtterson, pls stay with fiction. that is where you belong.
    • 1/5
      This book replaces The Da Vinci Code in my mind as the worst book ever. Patterson asserts that King Tut was murdered and talks about a wound on the back of the mummy's head. Yet, in his imagined murder scenario, the boy king is strangled. huh? The author inserts himself into the book, with chapters about writing the book and how Tut's story fascinated him; I find this device to be extremely annoying and of no value to the story. The book is already quite disjointed when the chapters alternate between Patterson's fictionalized account of King Tut and the nonfiction account of Howard Carter's work in Egypt.
    • 4/5
      This book seems to have 3 parts to it. Patterson is telling us how he is acquiring all the facts. One is telling how life was during the reign of King Tut & his father & the other one is telling us about the people who involved in the digs to find the tomb. It is quite informative even though who really knows who killed King Tut? Merely speculation. It really is plausible as to who did it and why. It isn't one of your typical Patterson books but then I didn't think it was. But, it was a fast paced read as his other books are.
    • 4/5
      An entertaining, easy read. My main objection is that I can't always be sure what is factual and what Patterson invented. I consider myself fairly knowledgeable about ancient Egypt, but not an expert. Still, there are some things I just can't accept. For example, Aye, the new pharaoh, blames the death of Tut's widow, Ankehesenpaaten, on a virus carried by a Hittite prince. Well, viruses weren't known until the 20th century!
    • 4/5
      The Murder of King Tut is an excellent non-fiction account of the life and tragedy that befell the Egyptian king. Patterson masterfully recounts the story of the murder of King Tut in such a way that it will keep you mesmorized until the end. It is a must read for history lovers.
    • 3/5
      This is the first book I've read by James Patterson, and I was unprepared for the choppiness of his chapters. By reading the chapter headings (dates) closely, which I had to remind myself to do, I was able to keep from getting lost in the 'time travel.' Writing style aside, I was awed by the material and his treatment of the ancient Egypt storyline especially. The little bits of day-to-day life in Tut and Ankhe's story are enticing; I regret that Patterson didn't include a bibliography so I can see his source material for myself. As for Carter's storyline, I found it mildly interesting and mostly boring. The two storylines were interwoven very well, however, encouraging quick reading.
    • 4/5
      I purchased this book at a bookstore at JFK airport prior to a flight to LAX. Never having read Patterson, I was primarily interested in the historical nature of the book - a non-fiction thriller set in Egypt's New Kingdom. I was immediately immersed in the narrative and story. It was an extremely fast read - I finished it in a few hours.Patterson does a very good job of describing scenes and events from 100+ years ago to thousands of years ago. You feel as if you were there. However, in the rush to move through the plot, it does leave the reader yearning for a bit more historical fact. There are several sections where the book could have explored more including the very brief mention of the Hitite Prince, and the conquest of Canaan.This book is similar in it's plot as "Pompei" by Robert Harris, with the edge to the latter for introgue and level of detail, and the edge to "Tut" for creativity.Overall, an excellent read.
    • 3/5
      This is my first James Patterson book I ever read. I wasn't really used to his style of writing. I am very interested in King Tut so I finished this book in one setting. I was very confused, because the author jumps from the past, to the late 1800s, to present time. I felt that there could be more to the book and it seems unfinished