The Case of the Poisonous Papyrus available for preorder!

 

Book 8 of my Masked Man of Cairo historical mystery series, The Case of the Poisonous Papyrus, is available for pre-order and will be published July 29!

Pre-orders really help us authors, because it gets the ball rolling with those all-important algorithms. And it gets delivered straight to your device on publication day!

A blurb is below: 

 

A fatal delivery. An unspeakable crime.
Moustafa Ghani El Souwaim has always trod a fine line between supporting Egyptian independence and being a law-abiding citizen. When a frame-up job lands him in trouble with the law, he finds that he can no longer keep silent, and that only lands him in greater danger.
Sir Augustus Wall and his adopted son Faisal rush in to help, but Faisal finds he has his own choices to make, and that he cannot escape his past of living on the street.
Will their crime-fighting team split up for good? Find out in the latest adventure of the acclaimed Masked Man of Cairo historical mystery series, which takes you from the sordid back streets of Cairo to the grim fastness of the Citadel! 

 

You can order the ebook here. Print edition coming this month, it's just taking a little time with the layout folks! 

A Free Historical Mystery!

 

From now through Sunday, July 19, my award-winning historical mystery, The Case of the Purloined Pyramid, is a free ebook on Amazon. A blurb is below.

 

An ancient mystery. A modern murder.

Cairo, 1919. As Egypt struggles for independence and fortune hunters scour the desert for ancient treasures, Sir Augustus Wall hopes to leave the horrors of the Great War behind him.

Scarred beyond recognition, he hides behind a prosthetic mask and moves to the native quarter of Cairo to open an antiquities shop. But Europe’s troubles follow him as a priceless inscription is stolen and those who know its secrets start turning up dead.

Teaming up with brilliant Egyptologist Moustafa Ghani, and Faisal, a mischievous street urchin he just can't shake, Sir Augustus must unravel an ancient secret and face his own dark past.

Kindle Scout Winner in 2017 

 

Download it now on Amazon! 

The Case of the Dastardly Djinn is now out in Audio!

 

The prequel to my Masked Man of Cairo series, The Case of the Dastardly Djinn, is now out as an audiobook, narrated as always by the talented Curtis Michael Holland. A blurb is below. 

 

A homeless boy. A hunted girl.

Cairo, 1917. In a city plagued by poverty and war, ten-year-old Faisal begs and steals to survive, hiding at night from the things that prowl after dark. The nimblest and most clever of the street boys, he's terrified of the unseen spirits he's convinced haunt the ancient city.

But when he discovers a girl his age left homeless by a terrible tragedy, Faisal decides to do what no one ever did for him—help. With no shelter and facing the many dangers of Cairo's darkened streets, Faisal's loyalties are tested when together they uncover a criminal ring more sinister than his worst superstitions.  

This prequel to the Masked Man of Cairo mystery adventure series will thrill new listeners and long-time fans alike! 

 

You can get it on Amazon and everywhere audiobooks are sold or rented. 

June Writing Update

It's summer already???

Where has the time gone? So far, I've only published one book this year, Cordelia Catches A Count, which was well enough received that there will be a book three in that series. Even so, I need to get cracking!

The Case of the Poisoned Papyrus, Book 8 of The Masked Man of Cairo series, will come out later this summer. Watch this space for pre-order info. An Autumn Murder in Berlin, book four of The Berlin Murders, will, appropriately enough, come out in the autumn.

Also, Vinci Books will release the first two volumes in a new series titled Bunker, mysteries set in a network of billionaire bunkers after World War Three. That's right, post-apocalyptic mystery. After eight billion people die, does one murder more really matter? It does if you're stuck in a bunker with the murderer! They haven't given me a set date yet. I'll share it when I get it.

Besides this blog, the best way to follow my progress is by subscribing to my newsletter, Sean's Travels and Tales, which gets your two free ebooks as well as a monthly magazine with coupons, updates, and travel articles. 

The Case of the Disappearing Dervish Now Available As An Audiobook!

 

Tantor Media just came out with Book Six of my Masked Man of Cairo series, narrated by the talented Curtis Michael Holland!

The Case of the Disappearing Dervish sees Sir Augustus, Moustafa, and Faisal head south to the Sudan. A blurb is below.

 

A religious scandal. A deadly homecoming.

Moustafa Ghani El Souwaim has come far in life. Raised illiterate in a remote village in the Soudan, he set out at sixteen to better himself. His journey took him to the great archaeological sites of Africa, where he became a leading researcher versed in several ancient and modern languages. His life took an even stranger turn when he teamed up with Sir Augustus Wall and his street boy sidekick Faisal to solve murders.

Now there's been a murder in his village. A local religious mendicant has been found bludgeoned to death and Moustafa's cousin, who is in the same religious order, has vanished and is assumed to be the killer. Moustafa must return to his roots to clear his cousin's name and reunite with the family he left behind.

But can Moustafa really go home again after having changed so much, and does that home even want him? 

 

Available wherever audiobooks can be purchased or rented. 

The Case of the Asphyxiated Alexandrian is now available as an audiobook!

 

Book 5 of my Masked Man of Cairo series is now out as an audio book, and book 6 comes out next month! These are all narrated by the talented Curtis Michael Holland, who has won several awards for his work and is also fluent in Arabic! You can find the audiobooks on Amazon, Audible, and anywhere else audiobooks are sold.

April Writing Update

Spring has sprung, and I'm busy writing!

I just finished the first draft of The Case of the Poisonous Papyrus, book 8 of the Masked Man of Cairo series. It's now in edits and will soon go to the beta readers. I'm also working on a new series called Bunker, murder mysteries set in a network of billionaires' bunkers after World War Three. Locked room mysteries on another level! Those will start coming out this summer.

Vinci Books has now made new covers for my Moroccan Mystery and Toxic World series. You can see a couple here.

My next project is to finish book four of The Berlin Murders. It's time to get back to Katherine's adventures, but I have to warn you, as 1933 draws closer, it's getting a bit darker.

(How couldn't it?)

Plenty more to come, and you can follow it all by checking this blog every month or signing up to my newsletter. That bags you two free ebooks!