2013 Winner Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award Mystery & Thriller A university professor is brutally murdered in Egypt s Sinai desert in 1940, leaving behind his new bride, the beautiful young Aimee Ibrahim. As Aimee tries to unravel the web of lies and secrets surrounding her husband s death, she unwittingly becomes a pawn in a revolutionary plot against Egypt s king. As Aimee gets ever closer to the truth, she discovers startling parallels between her own life and that of the mother she never knew. Unfolding in the city s brothels, hashish cafes, and jasmine-scented colonial mansions, The Hidden is a gritty, sensual tale of revolution, betrayal, and the lengths we will go to for love and truth."