![]() ![]() Here we meet corrupt officials and policemen, and further out into the desert are smugglers and jihadists, and weapons sold of every description. I found myself googling photos of the oasis town of Siwi on the edge of the Sahara Desert. I enjoy books that transport me to a different place and culture. There are times when his poker-faced conversations with various people go on too long, but the overall impression is of a powerful novel on an important theme written with passion and insight. In the heat of the Saharan desert, he battles on as people try to deflect, deceive and intimidate him. Makana is an engaging character with admirable tenacity, a no-nonsense approach and a determination not take anything at face value. Makana soon discovers that here in Siwa he can trust no one. This somewhat lawless community has its own brand of 'justice' and is hiding a secret of its own. Whilst there, he's drafted in to help the local police chief investigate the murder of a prominent member of the community. Makana is an engaging character with admirable Another outing for Sudanese private investigator Makana, and this particular investigation into the death of a young girl takes him from Cairo to the small town of Siwa. ![]() As violence follows him through the twisting, sandblown streets and an old enemy lurks in the shadows, Makana discovers that the truth can be as deadly and as changeable as the desert beneath his feet.moreĪnother outing for Sudanese private investigator Makana, and this particular investigation into the death of a young girl takes him from Cairo to the small town of Siwa. Seeking answers in the dead girl's past he travels to Siwa, an oasis town on the edge of the great Sahara Desert, where the law seems disturbingly far away and old grievances simmer just below the surface. He finds unexpected assistance in the shape of Azza, a woman who seems to share Makana's hunger for justice. In a country where honor killings are commonplace and the authorities seem all too eager to turn a blind eye, Makana determines to track down the perpetrator. Private Investigator Makana, in exile from his native Sudan and increasingly haunted by memories of his wife and daughter, is shaken out of his despondency when a routine surveillance job leads him to the horrific murder of a teenage girl. Private Investigator Makana, in exile from his native Sudan and increasingly haunted by memories of his wife and daughter, is shaken out of his despondency when a routine surveillance job leads him to the horrific murder of a te It is 2002 and as tanks roll into the West Bank and the reverberations of 9/11 echo across the globe, tensions are running high on Cairo's streets. ![]() It is 2002 and as tanks roll into the West Bank and the reverberations of 9/11 echo across the globe, tensions are running high on Cairo's streets. ![]()
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