The Mouth of the Crocodile: A Mamur Zapt mystery set in

The Mouth of the Crocodile: A Mamur Zapt mystery set in pre-World War I Egypt

â€œA lovingly detailed portrait of Egypt during the Great War. The result is a bit like a police procedural reimagined by Douglas Adamsâ€ Kirkus Reviews on The Bride Box
Atbara, Sudan, 1913. A dead man is fished out of the River Nile. An accident â€“ or something more sinister? A visiting Pasha from the Royal Household believes it was murder â€“ and that he himself was the intended target. He insists that the Mamur Zapt, Head of the Khediveâ€™s Secret Police, escorts him on his return train journey to Cairo, for protection.

Itâ€™s to be an eventful voyage. Matters take an unexpected turn when the train is stranded in the desert following a sandstorm. With the help of English schoolboy Jamie Nicholson, the Mamur Zapt pursues his investigations, convinced that at least one of his fellow passengers has a secret to hide. And what was the Pasha really doing in that remote corner of the Sudan? Could the Mamur Zaptâ€™s deepest fears be true? Could he really be about to uncover a conspiracy against the British?
Country USA
Manufacturer Severn House
Binding Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate 2015-05-28
Format Kindle eBook

The Mouth of the Crocodile: A Mamur Zapt mystery set in pre-World War I Egypt