{"product_id":"felaheen-9780553383782","title":"Felaheen","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"Fast, furious, fun and elegant, the Arabesk trilogy is one of the best things to hit the bookstores in a while.\"--\u003ci\u003eSF Revu\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn a world where secrets kill, an ex-cop discovers he's got the biggest secret of all. . . .  \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Set in a 21st-century Ottoman Empire, Jon Courtenay Grimwood's acclaimed Arabesk series is a noir action-thriller with an exotic twist. Here an ex-cop with nothing to lose finds himself on the trail of a man he doesn't believe in: \u003ci\u003ehis father. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Ashraf Bey has been a lot of things--and most of them illegal. Now, having resigned as El Iskandryia's Chief of Detectives, he's taking stock of his life and there's not much: a mistress he's never made love to, a niece everyone thinks is mentally incompetent, and a credit card bill rising towards infinity. With a revolt breaking out across North Africa, the world seems to be racing Raf straight to hell. The last thing he needs is a father he's never known. But when the old Emir's security chief requests that Raf come out of retirement to investigate an assassination attempt on His Excellency, that's exactly what Raf gets. Now, disguised as an itinerant laborer, Raf goes underground to discover a man--and a past--he never knew . . . and won't survive again.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e\"Felaheen\u003c\/i\u003e is SF at its most inventive.\" -\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eGuardian\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Spectra Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/27\/2005\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780553383782\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 384\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.62lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.02h x 5.68w x 0.85d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/24\/2005 pg. 43\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2005 pg. 118\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Jon Courtenay Grimwood","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52181254078645,"sku":"9780553383782","price":10.2,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_896a8fea-c300-4c55-81e1-e63dc1dabff7.jpg?v=1768922360","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/felaheen-9780553383782","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}