Captain Cadwallader Owen, the Mamur Zapt or Head of the Political Police in 1908 Cairo, must investigate when two tourists are apparently kidnapped from the Shepheard's Hotel

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‘As charming a historical mystery as you’ll find’ Kirkus Reviews

‘Pearce’s cultivated pen recreates a long-gone era with engaging wit’ Sunday Times

‘Pearce summons up his vanished world with a finesse that’s drab, fond and droll. Impeccably done’ Literary Review

‘A colourful arabesque of greed, history, and mystery’ The Times

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