This book got high praise from the critics including Lee Child. I really wanted to like it, but it was not meant to be. When a mysterious stranger--naked, covered in strange tattoos--appears on the banks of the Seine, Kamal is called in to investigate. But what he discovers is a secret buried in the empire's past, a secret the Sultan will do anything to silence. With the mysterious Z Protectorate one step behind, Kamal, together with Nisreen--a fierce human rights lawyer--is caught up in a race across the empire and time itself--a race that could change their world, or destroy it. Sounds good right? This book was all over the place in the beginning and was very slow. It got better and more interesting especially if you like history. It was more adventure than thriller. The love story fell flat for me.