Dark Water (A Makana Investigation) - Softcover

Makana is a breath of fresh air, filled with humanity and empathy . . . An electrifying, psychological thriller, one that will keep you guessing right to the very last page (New York Journal of Books)

One of crime fiction's most interesting and sympathetic detectives. Bilal's Cairo is a Los Angeles of yesteryear, Makana a wonderful Marlowe ... An author who gets better and better (Marcel Berlins, The Times)

A wonderfully written, compelling thriller that gives an exhilarating depiction of contemporary Egypt (Sarah Perry, Guardian)

This beautifully written series just gets better and better (Sunday Express)

Paints a vivid picture of an effervescent Cairo, a city that could have been tailor-made as a crime-fiction backdrop. In Makana, Bilal has created a private detective who ticks all the usual boxes of doggedness, valour and ragged nobility, but it's his backstory, and the political ferment in neighbouring Sudan, that mark him out as a fascinating protagonist (Irish Times)

For some time now, Parker Bilal has been writing superb crime novels set in Egypt (Sunday Times)

Parker Bilal whisks the reader straight to the dark heart of Cairo ... His prose has a subtlety that is rarely found in crime novels (Economist)

Richly evocative mystery . It delivers much more than efficient intrigue ... We see and feel all the drama of Egypt on the brink of change (Independent)

Bilal's powers of description and his sensible, wryly compassionate leading man make this an enthralling read (Guardian)

Makana is a compelling, even an archetypal, hero ... A must-read series for fans of international crime fiction (Booklist)