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The Godless Man is the Paul Doherty Alexander mystery set in the aftermath of the Issus campaign, with Alexander's army moving through Persia and Telamon, the royal investigator, working a temple-related murder case that involves both Persian priesthoods and Macedonian soldiery in uncomfortable cooperation.
Doherty handles the religious-political layer with the kind of careful research the series rewards. The Persian temple practices and the Macedonian campaign politics are rendered as distinct and credible institutional cultures. The mystery itself is fair.
Three stars. Recommended to series readers. Doherty by this point has the form running smoothly and the Persian-empire material is among his most interesting historical territory.
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