Vengeance, mystery, ancient curses, greed, angsty romance… all this and more fill the pages of Wings of Death, and Read expertly wove them into a page turning story that kept me guessing! Set in the 1950s amongst globetrotting elites, I was drawn into the characters’ world and, through Read’s artistry, felt one among them. A gripping and bittersweet tale.
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Wings of Death
After reading about the death of an Egyptologist, Cassandra Bain is led through a maze of betrayal and murder.
Wings of Death
Set in 1956, Cassandra Bain is a fashion designer
Ancient Egypt
Then Leigh introduces her to Peter Trembath, a professor of Egyptology, who tells her about a pharaoh’s curse. Cassandra wonders if her scarab beetle is cursed, given that it was found in the tomb of Imhotep, revered doctor and magician, who became known as the god of healing.
Soon afterwards, Cassandra reads a headline in a London newspaper announcing the death of an Egyptologist, claiming that the curse of the pharaohs has struck again. From this moment onwards, Cassandra is led through a maze of betrayal and murder.
Wings of Death
Mystery and Suspense
Can a beautiful lapis lazuli scarab hold a curse from a pharaoh’s tomb?
Set in 1956 in Melbourne, London, Paris, Rome and Cairo, Cassandra Bain, a fashion designer, is not a nice person. Embittered by her marriage breakup after four miscarriages, she has become cold and heartless.
Curse of the Pharaohs
Then in London, her lover Leigh Kershaw, gives her a scarab beetle brooch. Ancient Egyptians used scarabs in place of the mummified heart. Cassandra doesn’t miss the significance of such a gift.
Wings of Death by Ellen Read
Set in 1956, Fashion designer Cassandra Bain, reads a headline in a London newspaper announcing the death of an Egyptologist, claiming that the curse of the pharaohs has struck again.
From this moment onwards, Cassandra is led through a maze of betrayal and murder.
About the author
The ending…I didn’t see it coming.
I’ve read and immensely enjoyed all of Read’s books. So when I was asked to read an ARC, I jumped at the chance. Little did I know there would be a subtle and seductive change in the writing style. The story opens with Cassandra and Leigh enjoying London and then swiftly moving on to Paris, Rome and Cairo in a whirlwind of intrigue, seduction and unsavory characters popping up before returning home to Melbourne. And to Cassandra’s real life. Yep, all is not well on the home front.Cassandra has built her persona to be very seductive, successful and independent for the world to see while inside there’s something else… This is a change for this author and I must say I rather liked this portrayal of Cassandra.I loved the intrigue and the skipping city to city with the descriptive passages of the sights, flowers, food and clothing. The pace is nonstop. The characters are fleshed out with the good and the faults. The world building is exciting and dangerous. The marrying of old legends and curses of ancient Egypt into the present day of 1956 was well done making for a page turner of a story. Obviously, the research was both extensive and meticulous.The ending…I didn’t see it coming.A Fast Paced ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
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- Reviewed in the United States on June 17, 2023
I’ve read and immensely enjoyed all of Read’s books. So when I was asked to read an ARC, I jumped at the chance. Little did I know there would be a subtle and seductive change in the writing style. The story opens with Cassandra and Leigh enjoying London and then swiftly moving on to Paris, Rome and Cairo in a whirlwind of intrigue, seduction and unsavory characters popping up before returning home to Melbourne. And to Cassandra’s real life. Yep, all is not well on the home front.
Cassandra has built her persona to be very seductive, successful and independent for the world to see while inside there’s something else… This is a change for this author and I must say I rather liked this portrayal of Cassandra.
I loved the intrigue and the skipping city to city with the descriptive passages of the sights, flowers, food and clothing. The pace is nonstop. The characters are fleshed out with the good and the faults. The world building is exciting and dangerous. The marrying of old legends and curses of ancient Egypt into the present day of 1956 was well done making for a page turner of a story. Obviously, the research was both extensive and meticulous.
The ending…I didn’t see it coming.
A Fast Paced ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
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- Julia BlakeReviewed in the United Kingdom on June 30, 2023
A tension filled read building to a shocking climax and an unexpected twist
- AngelaReviewed in the United Kingdom on July 9, 2023
A dark mystery with a theme of obsessive passions.
