Death of a Princess — Susan Geason

When the Pharaoh's beautiful eleven-year-old daughter, Isis, dies under suspicious circumstances, rumours fly around the harem of Mer-Wer. Meryet, the harem's beautician, learns that the princess was poisoned, and must race against time to find the culprit -- before she becomes the prime suspect! Her investigation pits her against jealous queens and concubines, and plunges the reader into a world of seething intrigue. Set in Ancient Egypt during the reign of the mighty Ramesses II, Death of a Princess is a spellbinding mystery.