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The Disappeared from Cairo, by Christopher Bollen: an American in the footsteps of Graham Greene

2024-03-14T07:14:28.481Z

Highlights: The Disappeared from Cairo, by Christopher Bollen: an American in the footsteps of Graham Greene. The young woman who has just broken up with her boyfriend gives up her job in a Manhattan gallery and takes a flight to Egypt. At the airport, she escapes a kidnapping attempt. Omar is homosexual (not easy in the country), he studied in London and dreams of obtaining a visa to settle in California. There are two heroines in this novel: Cate and the capital. The author makes it… This article is reserved for subscribers. You have 67% left to discover.


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Suicide?

You speak.

Cate doesn't believe it.

His brother would never have thrown himself from the third floor of his hotel in Cairo.

Eric had his faults.

He drank too much, repaired missiles in countries with improbable regimes, but the authorities showed an untimely zeal to close the case.

In addition, the big company he worked for offers to pay for the funeral and offer generous compensation to the family.

There's something fishy.

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The young woman who has just broken up with her boyfriend gives up her job in a Manhattan gallery and takes a flight to Egypt.

She is not at the end of her surprises.

At the airport, she escapes a kidnapping attempt.

His local contact is the nephew of a wealthy New York patron.

Omar is homosexual (not easy in the country), he studied in London and dreams of obtaining a visa to settle in California.

Bollen follows in Graham Greene's footsteps.

There are two heroines in this novel: Cate and the capital.

The author makes it…

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