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Parker Bilal is the pseudonym of Jamal Mahjoub, the critically acclaimed literary novelist. The Ghost Runner, his third Makana novel was longlisted for the Theakstons Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year Award. Born in London, Mahjoub has lived at various times in the UK, Sudan, Cairo and Denmark. He currently lives in Amsterdam.
A man of honour living in a city of upheaval and corruption, he tries to protect everyone he can. Following The Burning Gates, this fifth entry in the international thriller series is excellent Library Journal Bilal's Cairo is a Los Angeles of yesteryear, Makana a wonderful Marlowe. That's a compliment to an author who gets better and better The Times For some time now, Parker Bilal has been writing superb crime novels set in Egypt ... Bilal is the pseudonym of a literary novelist, Jamal Mahjoub, and this fourth Makana book is a sardonic commentary on Mubarak's Egypt at its most corrupt Sunday Times Like all the best crime fiction, Bilal's story has a depth and resonance which stretches far beyond its cast of characters into the wider world Independent Excellent ... More please Literary Review
