Michael Pearce
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Cairo in 1909 is the murder capital of the world. Gareth Owen, aka the Mamur Zapt, Chief of the city's Secret Police, investigates a surprising death: one of the Effendi—the Egyptian elite—is shot at a gathering of financiers. Powerful people may have wanted him killed. Is the Mamur Zapt next?
Cairo in 1909 is the murder capital of the world. But the death of an Effendi? Effendis—the Egyptian elite—are important. When
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"A lovingly detailed portrait of Egypt during the Great War. The result is a bit like a police procedural reimagined by Douglas Adams" Kirkus Reviews on The Bride Box
Atbara, Sudan, 1913. A dead man is fished out of the River Nile. An accident – or something more sinister? A visiting Pasha from the Royal Household believes it was murder – and that he himself was the intended target. He insists that the Mamur Zapt,...
Atbara, Sudan, 1913. A dead man is fished out of the River Nile. An accident – or something more sinister? A visiting Pasha from the Royal Household believes it was murder – and that he himself was the intended target. He insists that the Mamur Zapt,...
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A troubled woman living in an isolated community finds herself pulled between the control of her oppressive family and the allure of a secretive outsider suspected of a series of brutal murders. Official Selection at the **Sundance Film Festival** and the **Toronto International Film Festival**.