El Iskandryia is North Africa's most urban city. A metropolis where cultures meet and clash, and money buys you everything but safety.
On the run from a Seattle prison, Ashraf Bey finds himself main suspect in an Iskandryian murder, hated by the woman he was supposed to marry and responsible for the welfare of his nine-year-old cousin . . .
In a world where Germany won the First World War . . . In a Middle East where the Ottoman Empire still dominates . . . In a city where crime goes unpunished, as long as you're a member of the elite . . . If Ashraf Bey is to survive in Iskandryia he must turn detective to uncover answers to questions about himself and the city that holds him in its embrace. Answers that may be factually accurate but are not necessarily true.
Shortlisted for the Arthur C Clarke Award and the British SF Award.
