Review: The Egyptian by Layton Green

Filed in 5 Stars , Layton Green , Review , The Spellbound Lover Posted on August 27, 2011 @ 6:00 am 2 comments

Format Read: ebook
Number of Pages:  325 pages
Release Date:  27th August 2011
Publisher:  First Ward
Formats Available:  e-book,
Purchasing Info: Layton Green, Good Reads, Amazon

Book Blurb:

At a mausoleum in Cairo’s most notorious cemetery, a mercenary receives a package containing a silver test tube suspended in hydraulic stasis.


An investigative reporter tracking rogue biomedical companies is terrified by the appearance of a mummified man outside her Manhattan apartment. A Bulgarian scientist who dabbles in the occult makes a startling discovery in his underground laboratory. These seemingly separate events collide when Dominic Grey and Viktor Radek, private investigators of cults, are hired by the CEO of an Egyptian biomedical firm to locate stolen research integral to the company’s new life extension product. However, after witnessing the slaughter of a team of scientists by the remnants of a dangerous cult thought long abandoned, Grey and Viktor turn from pursuers to pursued. From the gleaming corridors of visionary laboratories to the cobblestone alleys of Eastern Europe to a lost oasis in the Sahara, Grey and Viktor must sift through science and myth to uncover the truth behind the Egyptian and his sinister biotech – before that truth kills them.



My Thoughts:

After thoroughly enjoying The Summoner, I was stoked when Layton Green had asked for me to review The Egyptian, the second book in the Dominic Grey series.  Of course I had to find out what was in store for Grey and Viktor and eagerly accepted.
The Egyptian begins with the opening scene of a man named Siti weaving his way through crypts and mausoleums in The City of the Dead in Cairo, Egypt to deliver a package and hopefully disappear with his family but things don’t work out the way they are supposed to.  Right from the first couple of chapters I was completely roped in.  I had so many questions that needed answering and the appearance of something so horrifying at the end of the first chapter that it’s not described left me itching to find out more.

Dominic Grey the main character has become a favourite of mine.  For someone with such a troubled childhood filled with abuse of all sorts and a background as interesting and full on as his, he comes across as a genuine yet quite complex character.  Viktor, Grey’s business partner is another unusually complex character driven by his curiousity and need for knowledge.  Viktor’s what you’d call a ‘cult expert’ and first met Grey in The Summoner when Grey is sent to investigate a missing diplomat.  
Layton has done a fantastic job at creating believable three dimensional characters that draw you into the story and make you forget that you’re just reading a book.  The story line is full of unexpected turns and twists and jam packed with history, myths and facts circling around the legendary ‘elixir of life’ and the rumours of its existence.  I’m constantly amazed at the depth and knowledge Layton infuses into The Egyptian and it was so easy to picture the places Grey, Viktor and Veronica travel to on their quest to find answers to what is going on.
All in all another fantastic edition to the Dominic Grey series and I look forward to reading more from Layton in the future.
I give The Egyptian five bookies!

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Melissa is a vegemite eating, thong wearing (Thongs = native shoe found in most Aussie dwellings) Australian who loves to read!. When she's not immersed in a book, she can be found writing in between juggling a full time job and being a Mum of a three year old monster named Cruzito. She can be found at Spellbound By Books or at My Alter Ego Charlie.

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  • Aurian August 27, 2011 at 6:42 am

    Great review! I am really curious about this series. Is this a read-in-order series, or can they be read as stand alones?

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  • Cherie Reich August 27, 2011 at 9:47 am

    I loved Layton Green's Dominic Gray series. Now he needs to finish the third one so we can read and review. 🙂

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