The Lost Americans by Christopher Bollen is the August book for the We’re Talkin’ Books! Club. Join in person at the Civic Center Library in the Board Room or via Zoom at http://tinyurl.com/wtbclpl on Thursday, August 7 at 7 p.m.

Book Summary: “When the lifeless body of Eric Castle, a weapons technician for a major American defense contractor, is found under his hotel balcony, both his employer and the Egyptian authorities quickly declare his death a suicide. But the dead man’s sister, Cate, doesn’t believe Eric took his own life and is determined to get to the truth. Traveling to Egypt she begins to piece together her brother’s life in Cairo with the help of a handsome, young, gay Egyptian man named Omar, who yearns to escape the brutality of his nation’s harsh, restrictive government.

Unfortunately, Cate’s quest raises more questions—and problems—than she ever imagined, as she takes on not only the arms company’s top brass but the Egyptian military, secret police, and a slew of American expats with their own reasons to keep the dead buried once and for all. Soon she’s in over her head, and it’s not clear if either she or Omar will get out alive. This riveting thriller of set in loud, boisterous Cairo of Americans lost and found showcases Bollen’s depth of characterization and haunting descriptive powers."— the publisher

Hybrid Meeting on Zoom at http://tinyurl.com/wtbclpl & Civic Center Library Board Room, 1188 S. Livermore Ave., Livermore, CA

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