Enjoyed plot & characters but felt the ending was a little too quick- will try another in the series ( )

This is number two in a series I've had problems getting from the library. Finally I have managed to find the later ones in the series. And the novels do improve as the author becomes more confidant in his writing style and more comfortable with his main character. Certainly the series is well worth reading.

'Dogstar Rising' is an unusual mystery novel set in contemporary Egypt. Young boys are turning up dead and mutilated. In the muddle that is Eygpt's mix of cultures someone is trying to stir up trouble and blame the Coptic Christians.

Investigator Makana, a mystery man from the Sudan, a refugee form the war there, becomes involved when he sees a murder. He finds a thread linking that murder to those of the boys. Suddenly the police and state security services are breathing down his neck and all hell breaks loose.

Tightly written, the second in a series, and well worth a read for the exotic locations. ( )

This second in the Makana series very much continues where the first left off. A well ploted criminal investigation sits within a wider portrayal of Cairo at a time when its society is close to the edge - and inexorably inching closer to that edge.. Both angles are presented in a thoughtful and unhyped way which draws this reader further in as the book proceeds. 24 October 2017. ( )

Zeer saai boek ( )

This is the second book in the series by Parker Bilal with the private detective, Makana, a Sudenese exile living in a very seedy Cairo. He's asked to investigate some threatening letters and things turn very nasty. In the background are religious tensions and a serial killer.
I think I enjoyed the first book better, but this was still quite good.
3.5 stars ( )