Book 2 of the Yanhamu Letters series.

When magistrate Yanhamu returns from a second military service, he discovers his world has been shattered. A brutal New Kingdom regime has stripped women of all rights—including his wife Nefer-bithia, who has been imprisoned for refusing to submit.

With nowhere else to turn, Yanhamu makes a desperate bargain with the ruthless politician Rameses: he promises access to ancient mysteries buried with the pharaohs in exchange for his wife’s freedom. But the price leads him into the forbidden tombs of the Valley of the Kings, where he must uncover which gods can be trusted—and which are lies.

When Rameses is dissatisfied with the information, Yanhamu begins a quest to find the Second Truth. With time running out, Yanhamu must use his intellect to find a secret – and symbol – that will give Rameses the power he yearns for.

This is Yanhamu’s second story, encoded within clay tablets, solved within the novel “The Mark of Eternity”.