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'An enthralling thriller ... hypnotically readable' ANDREW TAYLOR
'A compelling tale of a world on the brink of war' THE TIMES
'Ceaselessly entertaining' OBSERVER

In the heat of the desert, will the trail go cold?

Cairo, 1938
Archie Nevenden is many things: amateur archaeologist; theatre impresario; absent father; potential defector. And now, he's a missing person.

His daughter, Prim, hasn't seen him for nearly fifteen years. But she's never given up on him, and now she's on her way to Cairo to assist in the search.

Harry Taverner claims to work for the British Council, but Prim knows there's more to it. He clearly has a theory about what happened to Archie, one she's not going to like.

As Prim and Harry uncover the layers of Archie's existence in Cairo, they find themselves drawn in to more than one conspiracy. And soon they'll discover that Archie may not be the only one in danger...

Praise for S W Perry:
'Powerful, panoramic' Sunday Times
'Beautifully written, entirely convincing' Leonora Nattrass
'Gripping and heartfelt' Elisabeth Gifford
'Sweeping' Daily Mail



About the Author :
S W Perry worked as a broadcast journalist with several radio stations, including Independent Radio News and LBC, before retraining as an airline pilot. He then spent almost three decades flying holidaymakers to sunny climes before turning to writing novels. He is the author of six books in the highly acclaimed Jackdaw Mysteries series. His debut novel, The Angel's Mark, was shortlisted for the CWA Historical Dagger and was a Walter Scott Prize Academy Recommended Read 2019.

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A compelling tale of a world on the brink of war ... What makes Perry stand apart is that all his characters possess admirable psychological depth and richness Deftly plotted, with compelling characters, Perry captures a menacing political situation, in this fastpaced, danger-filled novel Combining scrupulously observed period detail with beautifully drawn characters, this is a ceaselessly entertaining yarn An enthralling thriller that skilfully treads the fine line between fact and fiction. Perry brilliantly recreates prewar Egypt in all its colourful and complex detail. He's a master of intoxicating narrative twists that take you where you least expect to go - usually, in this case, somewhere dangerous. The novel is both hypnotically readable and emotionally rich. A fine achievement. Weaving an intelligent take on complex politics with a fantastic adventure story, I can't recommend SW Parry's Cairo Gambit enough. A poignant love story and enthralling mystery set amongst the treacherously shifting sands of pre-war Cairo and Palestine An exciting novel of danger and daring underpinned by a sharp political eye ... A finely-drawn thriller you won't be able to put down, with enough twists and turns to keep you gasping right up until the last page A richly textured read, vibrant with the scents and sounds of old Cairo that also zips along at the pace of a thriller, plunging us into a world of intrigue and secrets. This was a book that kept me up half the night and left me wanting more. A deep dive into Cairo's underworld of the 1930s; heat, love and intrigue. A heady trio within a great read. A well-crafted thriller building up to a dramatic climax, with a colourful cast of believable characters 'Powerful, panoramic'


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781805460664
  • Publisher: Atlantic Books
  • Publisher Imprint: Corvus
  • ISBN-10: 1805460668
  • Publisher Date: 07 May 2026


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