A Dead Djinn in Cairo, P. Djèlí Clark

 

A Dead Djinn in Cairo by P. Djèlí Clark I read Ring Shout and enjoyed how this author wrote, so when I saw another of his books, I picked this one up!

Started: October 14, 2025
Completed: October 15, 2025
Recommendation: Recommended
Recommended By: Nobody

Review:

This is really a short story.  Clark does a huge amount of world building very succinctly and takes some commonly understood character types (djinn, for example) and plays with the stereotype (what if there was an immortal play boy who became besotted).  He also does a good job of crafting an investigator who must solve a mystery while throwing in a decent amount of her personal life.  Generally very well done.  The mystery is impossible to solve, but enjoyable none the less.