Query: American mystery novels about the Middle East
Domain: books
Relevant documents:
A Burial at Sea
The Mysterious Mannequin
The Body (Sapir novel)
Evidence from documents: A Burial at Sea: '''''A Burial at Sea''''', by Charles Finch, is a set aboard a Royal Navy vessel in 1873 and in Egypt during the Victorian era. It is the fifth novel in the Charles Lenox series.
Charles Lenox, gentleman and former amateur detective, is now a Member of Parliament, and his wife is expecting their first child. However, relations between the United Kingdom and France are increasing strained following the opening of the Suez Canal and several British agents have been murdered on French soil. Lenox is asked to undertake a secret mission to Egypt by Prime Minister Gladstone. However, the brutal murder of an officer on HMS ''Lucy'' has Lenox re-using his rusty investigation skills at the captain's request.
The Mysterious Mannequin: about the Middle East: Nancy, Bess, George, Ned, Burt, Carson, and Dave travel to Istanbul to search for more clues; but then, Bess disappears during the search after the chums meet a young Turkish woman.
mystery novels: '''''The Mysterious Mannequin''''' is the forty-seventh volume in the Nancy Drew Mystery Stories series.
The Body (Sapir novel): mystery novels: '''''The Body''''' (1983) is a mystery/thriller written by Richard Ben Sapir, co-author of Destroyer series.
about the Middle East: When a female archaeologist discovers an ancient skeleton of a man and an Aramaic inscription which reads ''Melek Yehudayai'' (King of the Jews), the Israel government invites the Vatican to investigate the matter, as they suspect the body could be that of Jesus Christ.