Lost King turned out to be a fantastic book! I really liked Finding Sheba, the first book in this series and this next book I liked even better. H.B. Moore has a way of combining several stories in different timelines and making everything fit together so smoothly. This is why she is one of my favorite authors.

This book once again centers around undercover agent Omar Zagouri and his girlfriend Mia Golding. It's several months after where Finding Sheba left off. They are pulled into another mystery where stolen scrolls and a murder send them off on another mission. They both still take risks that keep you breathless. We also meet two new characters Farrah Samra a professor of Egyptology and her colleague Dr. Kale Naji. All four of these people are pulled into the investigation of the missing scrolls and what is on the scrolls that could change the face of modern religion.

The best part of the book to me was the story about Egyptian Princess Hatshepsut, an unknown woman to most people in history, but is now known to have been a Pharaoh of Egypt. Her story was so fascinating to me! Hatshe's story also held the most emotion as she struggled between the two things in her life: love and power. Even though she loved Thut, she had a hard time letting herself love him and not wanting to give up her independence or her right to the throne. Their story was a great one full of love, but also of tragedy. What happened to her legacy after her death almost made me cry. You'll have to read to find out why Hatshe was unknown and there was so much mystery surrounding this great woman.

Overall this story is action packed, with romance in modern times, and a drama filled historical story of a woman of courage, determination, loyalty and love for her people. I read this book quickly as the small cliffhangers at the end of the chapters kept me turning the pages and reading as fast as I could.

***This book is for mature adults as there are incidences of mild-moderate violence with shootings, beatings, kidnapping etc. in this thriller. There is heavy kissing, innuendo of marital relations, harem life, but nothing graphic.***

I loved H. B. Moore’s first Omar Zagouri book, Finding Sheba, so I was way excited to get to read this one as well. I really like the way she’s written these. Omar and Mia’s story is in our time period, but there are snippets from ancient Egypt’s, Queen Hatsheput’s time. And I really enjoyed the way that it’s all tied together in the end.

Omar Zagouri is a great character. He and his girlfriend, Mia, are always busy trying to make sure they find which artifacts are real and which are fake. This time there has been a murder of a famous archaeologist. And it looks like there is a priceless book that has been stolen by his murderer. It’s up to Omar to find it, but there’s a small problem for him. Mia is also missing. He must also take time to figure out just what’s happened to her as well.

This book also has a few additional characters that we haven’t seen before. There’s Kale, a former agent turned professor and Farrah, an expert in all things Egyptian. It was fun that you got to see what happened to those two through Farrah’s perspective, as well as Omar’s.

This book is well-written with tons of action and adventure that made me not want to put it down. Omar doesn’t always use the best language, but there was only mild swearing.

I really enjoyed this book! I liked it more than the first book in this series. I really enjoyed the history part of it when it would flash back to Hatshepsut. I like when an author can bring history to life and make you want to learn more about it. I also liked the characters, Farrah and Kale and how all the story lines fit together in the end. I also thought the story was a very interesting idea and it was a very exciting read. I would recommend this to anyone who likes thrillers/mysteries/historical fiction. Excited to read more of Moore's works!

I think that I liked the first book in this series a little better than this one but this one was still really good. I'm going to check out more from this author. She writes well and I like the action and converging storylines with some romance thrown in too. (This book is a clean read also.) I found myself enjoying the ancient storyline better than the modern but maybe that's my preference for historical fiction/romance.

“Lost King” by H. B. Moore is a historical fiction/suspense novel. An archeologist has been murdered in a recently discovered tomb. Omar is an undercover agent that has been sent to investigate the murder. His girlfriend, Mia, is missing and he is upset about leaving that investigation to take over this one. Omar finds Mia while he is investigating the murder and brings down an enemy organization. This book is written in both the present day and in ancient Egypt telling the story of Hatshepsut the female Pharoah. I loved this book. My favorite parts were the ones told from Hatshepsut’s point of view. I would recommend this book to any lovers of historical suspense novels. A great easy read. I didn’t want to put it down.

Another great book. I love the adventure and the suspense. I love the history that enriches the story. This author’s stories never disappoint.

I read half of this and I just found it strange and a bit brutal. I was expecting a sweet romance. We have a lot of stuff happening and it gets confusing. Just wanted a different kind of book.

I liked this installment of the Omar Zagouri mysteries. I liked that there was a personal reason for his frenzied quest. Omar is such a tough guy that it was nice to see him more vulnerable. I also enjoyed the idea of a Pharaoh who was a woman.