A PERFECT MURDER TAKES TIME

1952: New York City; Cairo, Egypt; Swaffham, England Marcus Darke, young New York City-based author of murder mysteries, his wife Valencia, and their best friend, Sebastian Reckling, travel to Egypt to gather historic information and seek out actual intriguing locales for his next thriller.

Baako Mustafa, a handsome young Egyptologist, will be their tour guide for their expedition. Aside from vast amounts of Egyptian history, he will teach them lessons they least expected, shattering some of their long-held beliefs and behaviorisms.

A beautiful young Egyptian woman working at a famous hotel is harboring a family secret that could prove deadly.

They will all cross paths with a couple of octogenarian British tourists who have a surprising history of their own.

Diligent police inspectors, one in Egypt, the other in England, work to uncover and solve the true stories behind two unrelated murders.

Add to the mix, political unrest that suddenly explodes into catastrophic and violent riots on the streets of Cairo and our travellers are faced with turmoil and danger.

With multiple storylines and diverse, unforgettable characters in differing locales, this is a travelogue and a history lesson with a couple murders thrown in just for fun. The reader might want to give a few thoughts about just who their fellow travelers might be while rubbing shoulders with them on their next vacation. Just...be wary.