Broadband and Me

Arabesk Trilogy

Recently been reading Jon Courtney Grimwood's Arabesk Trilogy.

The first Arabesk, Pashazade is a fast moving slick thriller set in a world were the US didn't enter WW1 as a combatant. The setting of El Iskandria (which is Alexandria) in Egypt is wonderfully fleshed out with an interesting set of characters acting on differing sets of values that a world with a more Islamic viewpoint would have (although it is more lip service than actuality). The plot itself while little more than an interesting detective novel has intricate twists and turns and the central premise of not knowing one's background is handled in a slightly different way which holds interest. Thouroughly worth a read!

The Second Arabesk, Effendi is next in line and I'm looking forward to it!