Jamal Mahjoub is an award winning writer of mixed British/Sudanese heritage. Born in London, he was raised in Khartoum where the family remained until 1990. He was awarded a scholarship to study in England and attended university in Sheffield. He has lived in a number of places, including the UK, Denmark and currently, Spain. He writes in English.
Released now by Bloomsbury US & UK. Also Rohwolt in Germany. Others to follow...
More reviews of first Makana mystery: The Golden Scales: Adam LeBor's appeared in The Economist; "an absorbing, complex, lively novel..." Also, a mention in The Times by Marcel Berlins and The Independent. The Guardian has included it in their crime roundup.
A few notices on the web: a nice review at Friday Nirvana, and a brief mention on Barry Forshaw's crimetime.
“....Whisks the reader straight to the dark heart of Cairo..."
"...a subtlety that is rarely found in crime novels…"
NEW: Bloomsbury have just launched their Short Sentence writing competition for crime stories of 1000 words. Site features a new story every month, beginning with one of mine.
