Description
Product ID: | 9781908524256 |
Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
Country of Manufacture: | GB |
Title: | Baghdad Central |
Authors: | Author: Elliott Colla |
Page Count: | 336 |
Subjects: | Crime and mystery fiction, Crime & mystery |
Description: | Select Guide Rating Soon after Iraq has fallen to the US army, Baghdad police inspector Khafaji is pressed into service to help rebuild a decimated Iraqi police service. He investigates the disappearance of young women translators working for the US forces. The trail leads Khafaji through battles, bars and brothels, then back to the Green Zone. Baghdad, 2003. The US occupation is not yet a disaster but the CPA has disbanded the Iraqi army and decimated the police in its policy of de-Ba''athification of society. Inspector Muhsin al-Khafaji is a mid-level Iraqi cop who deserted his post back in April. Nabbed by the Americans and imprisoned, he is offered one way out - work for the CPA to rebuild the Iraqi Police Services. Soon, he is investigating the disappearance of young translators working for the US Army. The bloody trail leads Khafaji through battles, bars and brothels, then finally back to the Green Zone. |
Imprint Name: | Bitter Lemon Press |
Publisher Name: | Bitter Lemon Press |
Country of Publication: | GB |
Publishing Date: | 2014-02-20 |