Cleopatra is the subject of Dana Stabenow’s new mystery series, The Eye of Isis Mysteries. The first book, Death of an Eye, will be released as an ebook on December 6. But Stabenow will be at the Poisoned Pen on Saturday, Dec. 8 to sign the physical book. She’s joined by Laurie R. King and Leslie Klinger. You can pre-order a signed copy of Death of an Eye through the Web Store. You can also order copies of Stabenow’s other books. https://bit.ly/2F9m0Bq.
While you’re waiting for Death of an Eye, you can read Dana Stabenow’s ongoing remarks about Cleopatra. She’s sharing the link from her website as she answers the question, “Why Cleopatra?”. https://stabenow.com/2018/11/05/why-cleopatra-continued/
If you missed the earlier article, you can catch it here. https://bit.ly/2P3gsli
Here’s the description of Death of an Eye.
Alexandria, 47BCE: Cleopatra shares the throne with her brother Ptolemy under the auspices of Julius Caesar, by whom Cleopatra is heavily pregnant with child. A shipment of new coin meant to reset the shaky Egyptian economy has been stolen, the Queen’s Eye has been murdered and Queen Cleopatra turns to childhood friend Tetisheri to find the missing shipment and bring the murderer to justice.