The Deadliest Returns: The Miriam bat Isaac Mysteries By June Trop
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And then progresses to The Beggar and The Black Pearl This format had me from the start and I found myself reading each story within a few days Enjoy English And deadliest returns by June Trop we get three stories about Miriam in the first one her brother returns after Miriam not only thought him dead but gave a great funeral and homage of her beloved or not so beloved brother In the second book the beggar Miriam spends two days under a strange haze and last but not least Miriam is tasked with returning hey black pearl but murder in a pet snake gets in the way I love these Miriam mysteries in these three Novelas really had everything I love the Deadly books for With her faithful slave Callisto and other well known characters mystery murder in a woman who knows how to traverse it all If you love these books set an Alexandria at the height of its greatness then you can t go wrong with this trilogy I love these books as I did all her others and can t say enough about them I want to thank the publisher for my free ARC copy via NetGalley please forgive any mistakes as I am blind and dictate my review English
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The deadliest rescue in coast guard history
Uncover the guilty longings secrets lies and evil deeds of others as you escape to the Roman Empire its splendor as well as its seedy underbelly Can Miriam s brother the renowned gladiator return home in secret after allegedly having been killed in the amphitheater in Pompeii Can Miriam help her returning friend who fled the arms of Roman law discover the fate of his love child And can Miriam after sailing to Ephesus to return the city s black pearl trace the mystical jewel after its disappearance If you cannot help her then at least get away to that first century CE world of rip roaring adventure for which we all long Returning whether it means going back or giving back is never easy at least not in this volume of three Miriam bat Isaac In the first story The Bodyguard Miriam s twin brother returns from the dead to serve as a bodyguard to the son of a legionnaire In the second story The Beggar an old man disguised as a matronly beggar returns to Alexandria to find the lovechild he left behind In the third story The Black Pearl Miriam sails to Ephesus to return the city s black pearl only to have it disappear If like Miriam you thrive on uncovering the guilty longings secrets lies and evil deeds of others then let her take you through the shrill parade of macabre creatures she confronts in these stories The Deadliest Returns The Miriam bat Isaac MysteriesJune Trop and her twin sister Gail wrote their first story The Steam Shavel sic when they were six years old growing up in rural New Jersey They sold it to their brother Everett for two cents I dont remember how I spent my share June says You could buy a fistful of candy for a penny in those days but ever since then I wanted to be a writer As an award winning middle school science teacher June used storytelling to capture her students imagination and interest in scientific concepts Years later as a professor of teacher education she focused her research on the practical knowledge teachers construct and communicate through storytelling Her first book From Lesson Plans to Power Struggles Corwin Press 2009 is based June Trop and her twin sister Gail wrote their first story The Steam Shavel sic when they were six years old growing up in rural New Jersey They sold it to their brother Everett for two cents I don t remember how I spent my share June says You could buy a fistful of candy for a penny in those days but ever since then I wanted to be a writer As an award winning middle school science teacher June used storytelling to capture her students imagination and interest in scientific concepts Years later as a professor of teacher education she focused her research on the practical knowledge teachers construct and communicate through storytelling Her first book From Lesson Plans to Power Struggles Corwin Press 2009 is based on the stories new teachers told about their first classroom experiences Now associate professor emerita at the State University of New York at New Paltz she devotes her time to writing historical mysteries with a connection to early science Her heroine Miriam bat Isaac is based on the personage of Maria Hebrea the legendary founder of Western alchemy who developed the concepts and apparatus alchemists and chemists would use for 1500 years June lives with her husband Paul Zuckerman in New Paltz where she is breathlessly recording her plucky heroine s next life or death exploit The Deadliest Lie is her first novel Her second novel The Deadliest Hate has won Honorable Mention in the 2016 New York Book Festival. The deadliest rescue in coast guard history Visit June on Facebook site_link and on her website site_link click on her contact page and enter her contest to win a free book site_link Why I Love This SeriesI love June Trop s mystery series because it appeals to so many of my interests ancient Egypt strong female characters a touch of humor excellent plots and twists at the end Trop paints a tantalizing image of this exotic country its sights sounds and smells I can easily envision myself wandering through the souks sitting down to a delicious meal of smoked fish caraway muffins and pickled cauliflower and bravely scurrying through the dark alleys along the waterfront in search of a suspect The Deadliest Deception is a collection of nine Miriam bat Isaac mysteries Suppose Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson were female and were transported back to ancient Egypt from the Edwardian Victorian times In that case you have Miriam an alchemist and investigator and her co conspirator and life long friend Phoebe Each story is cleverly written often with Miriam recalling a case from the past as she relates the tale to Phoebe as Holmes often did with Watson whose curiosity is contagious I m hooked on these mysteries and plan on catching up on those I ve missed English June Trop is one mysterious lady She proves it with this latest edition to the Miriam bat Isaac Mysteries English After reading many of June Trop s full length novels I was so excited to see that she was offering three stories in one This author has the gift of bringing ancient Alexandria to life and each of the three stories are engaging than the last The Deadliest Returns offers the same detailed historical fiction that I ve come to expect and so many of the familiar locations and characters that revolve around Miriam Bat Isaac her classic heroine It kicks off with The Bodyguard during the reign of Nero.