Makana is a breath of fresh air, filled with humanity and empathy . . . An electrifying, psychological thriller, one that will keep you guessing right to the very last page

New York Journal of Books

One of crime fiction's most interesting and sympathetic detectives. Bilal's Cairo is a Los Angeles of yesteryear, Makana a wonderful Marlowe ... An author who gets better and better

Marcel Berlins, The Times

A wonderfully written, compelling thriller that gives an exhilarating depiction of contemporary Egypt

Sarah Perry, Guardian

This beautifully written series just gets better and better

Sunday Express

Paints a vivid picture of an effervescent Cairo, a city that could have been tailor-made as a crime-fiction backdrop. In Makana, Bilal has created a private detective who ticks all the usual boxes of doggedness, valour and ragged nobility, but it's his backstory, and the political ferment in neighbouring Sudan, that mark him out as a fascinating protagonist

Irish Times

For some time now, Parker Bilal has been writing superb crime novels set in Egypt

Sunday Times