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ⓘ About Parker Bilal / Jamal Mahjoub
Jamal Mahjoub is a Sudanese-British author that writes crime novels under the pseudonym of Parker Bilal. Trained as a geologist, Jamal has pursued numerous careers, having worked as a painter, librarian, translator and even as a chef. +Biography Jamal Mahjoub is a British-Sudanese author that was born in London in 1960. The author’s earliest years were actually spent in Liverpool before his family made the move to Sudan where his father is from. Jamal can trace his scholarly origins all the way back to Comboni College where he was tutored by Italian priests. Though he probably has far more to stay about the days he spent at the University of Sheffield, which he attended after receiving a grant from the Atlantic College to study geology.
All Book Series by Parker Bilal / Jamal Mahjoub
Whitehavens
Latest in the series · book 9 of 9 · published 2021 Pen name · Parker Bilal
A Line in the River: Khartoum, City of Memory
Single-title series · published 2018
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Parker Bilal / Jamal Mahjoub?
Jamal Mahjoub is a Sudanese-British author that writes crime novels under the pseudonym of Parker Bilal. Trained as a geologist, Jamal has pursued numerous careers, having worked as a painter, librarian, translator and even as a chef. +Biography Jamal Mahjoub is a British-Sudanese author that was born in London in 1960. The author’s earliest years were actually spent in Liverpool before his family made the move to Sudan where his father is from.
Which Parker Bilal / Jamal Mahjoub series should I start with?
The best place to start is the Makana series, the earliest of Parker Bilal / Jamal Mahjoub's multi-book series: it opens with The Golden Scales (2012) and runs to 6 books across 2012–2017, ending with Dark Water (2017). Parker Bilal / Jamal Mahjoub's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.
How many books has Parker Bilal / Jamal Mahjoub written?
Parker Bilal / Jamal Mahjoub has 22 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1989 and 2021. 9 of them belong to 2 named series — the largest being the Makana series with 6 books — and 13 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should Parker Bilal / Jamal Mahjoub's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Parker Bilal / Jamal Mahjoub's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Makana (2012–2017, 6 books) and Crane and Drake (2020–2021, 3 books).
How are Parker Bilal / Jamal Mahjoub's books organised into series?
This guide splits Parker Bilal / Jamal Mahjoub's 22 books into 2 named series and 13 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Makana (6 books, 2012–2017); Crane and Drake (3 books, 2020–2021).