Book description
A love lost in time. A cure buried in history. A mystery that spans millennia.For fans of historical fantasy, archaeological thrillers, and sweeping time travel fiction, Glenn Cooper’s newest novel brings the ancient world vividly to life. The Physician of Nineveh blends the intrigue of an ancient Mesopotamian empire with…
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1 author picked The Physician of Nineveh as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
It delivers incredible heart to this mixed-genre by adding time travel to the mix, and bringing the ancient world into this modern-day thriller in a love story across millennia.
The puzzles and tension come hard and fast when a man who claims to be Mannu-ki-Ashur, Chief Physician to King Ashurbanipal, in 7th Century BCE, comes into the life of Dr. Kate Mayne, a heartbroken Assyriologist.
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