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Andrew Killeen

The Khalifah’s Mirror

By Andrew Killeen - Published 2012

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This is a sequel to The Father of Locks (HNR 48 , p. 24). Abu Nuwas the poet, also known as Father of Locks for the ...Read Review

The Father of Locks

By Andrew Killeen - Published 2009

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Andrew Killeen’s debut novel introduces us to an engaging and resourceful rogue, the court poet and sometimes spy Abu Nawas, the Father ...Read Review

Andrew Killeen

The Khalifah’s Mirror

The Father of Locks

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