Book Log 2009 #26: The Lost Army of Cambyses byPaul Sussman
A British herpetologist and an Egyptian police detective independently investigate the killing of an archaeologist (the herpetologist's semi-estranged father), which is apparently linked to a relic he purchased as a souvenir and a major terrorist organization, who want the relic to help find the titular lost army so they can sell the antiquities at the find to finance their operations.
Generally, the book is pretty standard thriller material, another book suited for reading while traveling. The depiction of the police detective is worth noting, as he's one of the rare Muslim main characters I've run across in the last few years who is a regular guy, not all that different from a police detective in any other large city.
I don't know if that makes the book any more worth reading, but it's something.
A British herpetologist and an Egyptian police detective independently investigate the killing of an archaeologist (the herpetologist's semi-estranged father), which is apparently linked to a relic he purchased as a souvenir and a major terrorist organization, who want the relic to help find the titular lost army so they can sell the antiquities at the find to finance their operations.
Generally, the book is pretty standard thriller material, another book suited for reading while traveling. The depiction of the police detective is worth noting, as he's one of the rare Muslim main characters I've run across in the last few years who is a regular guy, not all that different from a police detective in any other large city.
I don't know if that makes the book any more worth reading, but it's something.
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