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The Golden Scales

A Makana Mystery, Book 1

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The Golden Scales

By: Parker Bilal
Narrated by: David Thorpe
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Makana, a former police inspector who fled from Sudan to Cairo, lives on a rickety Nile houseboat. When the notorious and powerful Saad Hanafi hires him to track down a missing person, Makana is in no position to refuse him. Hanafi is the owner of Cairo’s star-studded football team; his most valuable player has just vanished and Adil Romario’s disappearance threatens to bring down not only Hanafi’s private empire but the entire country. But why should the city’s most powerful man hire its lowliest private detective?

Makana’s investigation leads him into the treacherous underbelly of his adopted country - where he encounters Muslim extremists, Russian gangsters, and a desperate mother hunting for her missing daughter.

©2012 Parker Bilal (P)2012 Oakhill Publishing Thriller & Suspense Mystery Suspense Disappearance Middle East Crime Fiction Fiction
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Parker Bilal has produced a very well written story woven around realistic situations and attitudes in Egypt. David Thorpe's narration was very good, suiting the story very well and I'll happily try their next effort.

A great book

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