Thrust onto Egypt's most powerful throne at the age of nine, King Tut's reign was fiercely debated from the outset. Behind the palace's veil of prosperity, bitter rivalries and jealousy flourished among the Boy King's most trusted advisors, and after only nine years, King Tut suddenly perished, his name purged from Egyptian history. To this day, his death remains shrouded in controversy.

Enchanted by the ruler's tragic story and hoping to unlock the answers to the 3,000 year-old mystery, Howard Carter made it his life's mission to uncover the pharaoh's hidden tomb. He began his search in 1907, but encountered countless setbacks and dead-ends before he finally, uncovered the long-lost crypt.

Now, in The Murder of King Tut, James Patterson and Martin Dugard dig through stacks of evidence--X-rays, Carter's files, forensic clues, and stories told through the ages--to arrive at their own account of King Tut's life and death. The result is an exhilarating true crime tale of intrigue, passion, and betrayal that casts fresh light on the oldest mystery of all.

I have to admit that I did like this book. It was written from 3 different point of views (periods of time). Though, I was not crazy about Patterson writing about himself and I could have done without it as I don't think it was really any contribution to the story line. That was one of the reasons I did not give it a 5-star. I also would have liked to have read what some others thought was the cause of his death. I did read this as an ebook so maybe it was in the formatting but, I did not see anywhere where it showed where he got his research in regards to some of the information in the story. I would have liked to have been able to read those as well.

As for people complaining about the short chapters, obviously you have not read his other books as that is the style that he normally writes in--short, short chapters. I like them as it makes it easy for me to stop when needed and pick back up at a new chapter.

I will say that I do not know a whole lot about Egyptology. It was interesting to read the story as seen back in King Tut day and how his murder came about, though I did have a question about something that was stated in the end about the murder but, I will not ask it here. Reading about Carter quest to find this elusive tomb and his comments that he personally had wrote in regards to his digs was a bit intriguing as well. Patterson did incorporate a few picture of things within the story which I did enjoy.