The Place of Truth

by Christian Jacq Book 4 in the The Stone of Light series.

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The hidden village mourns after a violent death strikes at the heart of its leadership. The artisans must discover whether the threat comes from ambition, betrayal or a deeper assault on the sacred knowledge they guard. The final volume closes the Stone of Light sequence by turning the village itself into the centre of the mystery, with the survival of the Place of Truth depending on justice as much as craft.

The final investigation brings the series' recurring ideals back to the community that embodies them. Deir el-Medina can survive external political change only if its own artisans believe that justice still governs their hidden village. Discovering the source of the violence therefore becomes an act of institutional preservation, not simply revenge for one death.