Paperback: Finding refuge can be deadly.
A severed head washes up on the banks of the Nile.
The police turn a blind eye.
It is just another victim in a series of ritual killings of refugees.
Distracted from his hunt for a missing boy, Makana feels the pull of his Sudanese past and is impelled to seek justice for the murdered emigrants.
In the dark heart of Cairo, Makana soon discovers the two cases may be connected in dangerous and unexpected ways.
City of Jackals (2016) is the fifth book in the gripping, interesting and excellent Makana investigation series set in Cairo.
The next and sixth book in the series, Dark Water aka Drowning Light will be released on 11 July 2017.
About the author: Parker Bilal is the pseudonym of Jamal Mahjoub. Mahjoub has published seven critically acclaimed literary novels, which have been widely translated, and has been awarded several prizes, including the Guardian African Short Story Prize, the St Malo Prix de l’Astrolabe, and the Mario Vargas Llosa Premio NH de Relatos. He has also published short stories and essays. Born in London, he has lived at various times in the UK, Sudan, Cairo, and Denmark. He currently lives in Barcelona.
Rating: 5/5
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