Synopsis: Why is Seymour of Scotland Yard summoned to North Africa? Isn't the death of a Frenchman there a matter for the local police? But in the run-up to the First World War, everything is connected, and a single murder in politically fraught Morocco could destabilize Europe. About the Author: Michael Pearce was raised in Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, trained as a Russian interpreter, and had an academic career in England. He now lives in London.
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