Dogstar Rising: A Makana Mystery (Makana Mysteries)
Praise forDogstar Rising"As gripping as the first ... [Bilal's] skills are evident in the pace, confidence and emotional truth of this brilliant novel." —Sunday Times(UK)"The second outing for Parker Bilal's Sudanese detective Makana… has all the satisfying complexities of his first... 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(UK)Praise forThe Golden Scales"Parker Bilal whisks the reader straight to the dark heart of Cairo...  his prose has a subtlety that is rarely found in crime novels." —The Economist"Bilal deftly weaves past and present in this complex and compelling mystery set in 1998 Cairo... Wonderfully detailed, the narrative reveals Cairo as a teeming, chaotic, and ungovernable. One looks forward to the sequel." —Publishers Weekly"One of those rare books in which the setting serves as a character itself: Cairo is portrayed as a living, breathing entity whose very existence shapes the lives of those residing within its confines." —BookPage