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1. 1. Jerusalem Poker

   

   A darkly comic, surreal novel that follows an expatriate drifter through the modern Middle East as he becomes entangled with espionage, con men, secret sects and archaeological mysteries; blending satire, myth and political intrigue, the narrative layers personal identity and memory over the region’s tangled histories to explore the lingering effects of empire and violence.

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2. 2. Jericho Mosaic

   

   A sprawling, hallucinatory novel set in the modern Middle East that follows a cast of adventurers, diplomats, spies, archaeologists and con artists whose lives and schemes interweave against a backdrop of political upheaval and ancient myth; part picaresque and part noir, it blends dark satire, epic history and surreal episodes into a richly layered portrait of power, identity and the persistent echoes of the past.

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3. 3. Nile Shadows

   

   A dense, hallucinatory saga set throughout the Nile valley that interweaves myth, history, espionage and family secrets as its disparate characters — expatriates, locals and shadowy agents — cross deserts, cities and ancient sites; the novel unfolds across decades of political upheaval and personal obsession, blending surreal episodes, secret societies and archaeological intrigue into a richly layered portrait of Egypt and destiny.

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4. 4. Sinai Tapestry

   

   A richly textured, episodic novel that weaves together adventure, political intrigue, myth and dark comedy as a diverse cast of characters—spies, soldiers, archaeologists, traders and locals—whose lives intersect across the Sinai and wider Middle East, are swept along by shifting empires, colonial schemes and personal obsessions; through interlocking vignettes and surreal episodes the book maps the region’s tangled history and human contradictions in a sprawling, satirical family-saga style.

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