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The Outlaw of Upper Egypt by Evan Drake — official book cover

Literary noir

The Outlaw of Upper Egypt

A Literary Noir Crime Investigation into the Legend of Khatt al-Saeed

A literary noir descent into legend, justice, and the hard border between the man people remember and the story they need.