In this classic mystery from Michael Pearce’s award-winning series, set in the Egypt of the 1900s, the Mamur Zapt investigates the discovery of a young woman’s body at the site of a dam.
Cairo, 1908. When an attempt is made to blow up a key regulator in the Cairo Barrage, the Mamur Zapt, British head of Cairo’s secret police, is called in to investigate.
To make matters worse, the ceremonial cutting of a dam always requires careful policing, especially on this occasion as it is going to be the Last Cut. Which means the discovery of a young woman’s body at the site of the dam is extremely embarrassing. Is this the traditional ritual sacrifice? Or something more sinister?
- ISBN13 9780002326582
- Publish Date 15 June 1998
- Publish Status Unknown
- Out of Print 13 August 1998
- Publish Country GB
- Publisher HarperCollins Publishers
- Imprint Collins Crime
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 192
- Language English
- URL http://harpercollins.co.uk