The Warm Hands of Ghosts: A Novel By Katherine Arden

In "The Haunting of Tram Car 015," P. Djèlí Clark returns to the alternate Cairo of his short fiction masterpiece, "A Dead Djinn in Cairo," with the otherworldly adventure of a pair of magical agents investigating a haunting.

Cairo, 1912: The case started as a simple one for the Ministry of Alchemy, Enchantments and Supernatural Entities — handling a possessed tram car. Soon, however, Agent Hamed Nasr and his new partner Agent Onsi Youssef are exposed to a new side of Cairo stirring with suffragettes, secret societies, and sentient automatons in a race against time to protect the city from an encroaching danger that crosses the line between the magical and the mundane.

As they delve deeper into the mystery, they uncover a plot that threatens not only the city's safety but also its very fabric. The tram car, it turns out, is not just haunted but possessed by a powerful entity that seeks to disrupt the balance between the magical and the mundane. With the help of a diverse cast of characters, including a feminist activist, a mechanical engineer, and a young girl with a mysterious past, Hamed and Onsi must navigate the treacherous waters of Cairo's underworld to uncover the truth and stop the entity before it's too late.

"The Haunting of Tram Car 015" is a thrilling blend of mystery, fantasy, and steampunk that will keep readers on the edge of their seats until the very end. With its richly imagined world, complex characters, and gripping plot, it's a must-read for fans of speculative fiction and historical fantasy alike. 📚❤️