Another random library book! I’m enjoying picking up these random books that I’ve never heard of and this was another fun one. And quick! I think it’s a novella, and apparently it’s part of a larger universe of books. I’m not sure, but you can absolutely read this one without knowing anything about whatever other books take place in this universe.
Haunting of Tram Car 015 is a buddy cop mystery. Set in a magical Cairo in the early 1900s during the suffragette movement, there is a tram car that has had some supernatural activity. Agents Hamed and Onsi quickly encounter the spirit in the car and determine that they need to exorcise it from the car, but there’s more to how the spirit got there than it initially appears.
It’s been a while since I read a mystery story that felt like you could actually solve it. Even with being put in a universe where I was just learning the rules and the time period, I never found myself lost. There were a good number of twists and turns, many of them driven by learning a new thing about the universe, and the background plot of the suffragette movement that ties in at the end made the story feel more real despite the fantastical elements.
I’d definitely recommend checking it out. The story is quickly paced and a quick read that is absolutely worth your time.