The Coming — Jo Chumas

FIVE STARS FOR THE COMING WHAT READERS ARE SAYING Jo Chumas is a brilliant story teller, her descriptions of Cairo envelope you into their complex stories, you can virtually smell the city and imagine life among the many fascinating characters she has unfolded. A fascinating history into Egypt itself which has made me want to find out more. I was unable to put this book down and now I am at a loss to know what to read next. A great novel should transport you to a time and place. The Hidden took me straight to the heart of Cairo where the heat and the buzz of the streets, with all their sights, sounds and smells, were tangible. This is an epic tale of loss, love, revenge and revolution, where no-one is quite as they seem. The breadth and scope of the novel, together with tight management of a large cast, are two of Chumas's greatest achievements. THE COMINGCairo, Egypt 1940 When her husband, university professor Azi Ibrahim is murdered in the Egyptian Sinai desert, newly married Aimee is forced to confront the underbelly of Cairo's darkest quarters in an attempt to understand the web of lies and secrets being spun around her. Was her husband Azi involved in a revolutionary plot to assassinate the King? Will she be next on the assassination list? Aimee's past has always been kept hidden from her. One man Taha Farouk holds the key to her past, but will she survive long enough to unlock the secrets Farouk holds? The Coming was originally published as The Hidden by Thomas & Mercer, a novel that won the Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award (ABNA) in 2013, in the Mystery/Suspense category and became an overnight bestseller. Now published by 8dpress, the original novel The Hidden has become a seven-book series.