The Hidden Oasis by Paul Sussman
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
Had fun reading this and using Google Earth to find and see locations in the Egyptian desert as I read about them in the story.
The book is 650 pages and all interesting. Of course the core story is fantasy, but a damned good one.
The story takes place in modern times after a flashback to the time of Saddam Hussein and arms trafficking. The main characters run about the northern half of Egypt and wind up going on a treasure hunt in the desert.
The novel contains interesting lore about Bedouins, about the garbage pickers (my words) of Cairo, and about doing archeology in Egypt.
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