A Master of Djinn is by P. Djeli Clark. The third installment, the first novel, in the Dead Djinn series. It's 1912 in Cairo, magic has been around for awhile in most countries. Fatma el-Sha'arawi is the youngest woman working for the Ministry of Alchemy, Enchantments, and Supernatural Entities. Fatma is called to the home of a rich white man to investigate the murder of a secret brotherhood dedicated to finding artifacts belonging to Al-Jahiz, who opened the door between the magical and mundane realms forty years ago. Fatma is faced with a mysterious figure claiming to be Al-Jahiz returned. Is this person really Al-Jahiz, or are they a fake? What is their purpose for stirring up dissent in Cairo just at the time an important international conference is being held at the palace? Fatma, her new partner, and a friend from the past must discover the answers, but can they do so in time? Fans of the world will thoroughly enjoy this book.
Ratings: 11th grade - 7 out of 10 - P (profanity) - V (violence) - AC (mature thematic content).
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