{"product_id":"cairo-gambit-9781805460664","title":"Cairo Gambit : The gripping, unputdownable historical thriller longlisted for the CWA's Historical Dagger Award 2026","description":"\u003cp\u003eLONGLISTED FOR THE CWA'S HISTORICAL DAGGER AWARD 2026\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'An enthralling thriller ... hypnotically readable' ANDREW TAYLOR\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'A compelling tale of a world on the brink of war' THE TIMES\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Ceaselessly entertaining' OBSERVER\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the heat of the desert, will the trail go cold?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCairo, 1938\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eArchie Nevenden is many things: amateur archaeologist; theatre impresario; absent father; potential defector. And now, he's a missing person.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHis daughter, Prim, hasn't seen him for nearly fifteen years. But she's never given up on him, and now she's on her way to Cairo to assist in the search.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHarry Taverner claims to work for the British Council, but Prim knows there's more to it. He clearly has a theory about what happened to Archie, one she's not going to like.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs Prim and Harry uncover the layers of Archie's existence in Cairo, they find themselves drawn in to more than one conspiracy. And soon they'll discover that Archie may not be the only one in danger...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePraise for S W Perry:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Powerful, panoramic' Sunday Times\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Beautifully written, entirely convincing' Leonora Nattrass\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Gripping and heartfelt' Elisabeth Gifford\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Sweeping' Daily Mail\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: S.W. Perry\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eCrime \u0026amp; mystery, Second World War fiction, Sagas, Historical fiction\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 7 May 2026 by Atlantic Books.\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"S.W. Perry","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57319915716986,"sku":"9781805460664","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0373\/4125\/files\/9781805460664.jpg?v=1790637479","url":"https:\/\/belfastbooks.co.uk\/products\/cairo-gambit-9781805460664","provider":"Belfast Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}