A Joseph d’Bethel Thriller.

As one of Pharaoh Thutmose’s highest ranked investigators, Joseph d’Bethel has seen his fair share of strange murders. Summoned to an isolated oasis to investigate the murders of a group of priestesses, he finds evidence of a strange blood ritual he’s never seen before. Witnesses point the finger at priests of the Sun Cult. Following that lead takes him back to his old home to confront the friends and enemies he left there. The victims keep piling up, each crime more wild and sacrilegious than the last. Joseph pursues the leader of the renegade sun cult across the length and breadth of the Aegyptian Empire, gradually uncovering the grand conspiracy behind the gruesome crimes.

Blood Ritual is the first book in the Joseph d’Bethel Thriller series by author Ben Blackstump. If you like strange worlds, thriller action, and magical steampunk technology, then you’ll love Blood Ritual. It’s a fast-paced fantasy thriller with car chases, demons, arcane rituals, revenge, sorcery, heroism, and just a dash of irreverent humour.