minefield

&quote;Khalil El-Marakby returns to Cairo from New York after a long absence to try to discover how his dear friend died under mysterious circumstances, after being accused of killing the director of the most important research institution in the country. Khalil did not expect that the journey would, step by step, destroy the remaining illusions about his work, his marriage, his friendships, and his relationships.&quote; Emotional, or it opens up to him many possibilities that he did not know existed. The novel draws the reader into the worlds of Cairo as a tempting, tiring, and harsh city loaded with promises and threats, with dreams and nightmares, where the past grips the neck of a present with trembling hands trying to evade and survive without knowing its way. Will Khalil survive and be able to cross a minefield as one after another explodes in his face? With the help of love and friendship, will he be able to tame or live with the demons that have always haunted him?&quote;