NZ Writer
Catherine Mayo
Murder at Mykenai
Walker Books
2013 $17.95pb 389 pages
ISBN 978 1 9220 7794 3
Themes: Agamemnon/ Ancient Greece/ Friendship/ Horses/ Mycenae
/ Odysseus/ Treachery
Set around 10 years before the Trojan War, this is a story
of Ancient Greece. It concentrates on Menelaos who is the son of the recently
assassinated Atrius, the high king of Greece and on his friend Odysseus. In a
volatile atmosphere of treachery and action Odysseus, while he tries to be
helpful often only succeeds in making things worse. An attractive, ‘modern’ looking book, easy to read with
plenty of humour and one that will be enjoyed by a large audience, including
readers who up until now may have thought stories about Ancient Greece were
just not for them!
Year 9 up/ Age 13
up
The book was launched this week at the Ellerslie Racecourse
in Auckland and Cath sent me this photo of herself and her family before the
event. For more info about Cath, for whom this is a first book, go to:
http://www.catherinemayoauthor.com
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