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False Idols
Series · 4 books · 2018

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Operation Cairo

2018

High society. Higher stakes. This is the 1st episode in the first season of False Idols, an 11-episode serial from Serial Box Publishing. This episode written by Lisa Klink. At an elegant soiree organized for her benefit—so she can meet the players in Cairo’s expensive art scene, who figure prominently in her FBI investigation—Layla feels a little out of place. She’s undercover, and convincing these people that she’s one of them is her hardest assignment yet. They’re a mystery to rich, entitled, well-connected…and some of them are probably working with terrorists. Layla el-Deeb left Egypt for good eleven years ago, after a childhood spent in Cairo’s slums. Now she’s a language expert for the FBI…and she’s right back where she started, in Cairo, investigating a terrorist organization that’s funding its activities through fraudulent art sales. But this isn’t the Cairo she knew. She’s landed right in the middle of the city’s glittering elite, whose dealings in the art world may be the key to infiltrating the terrorist network. Undercover in the place she was born, trying to fit in with the city’s high rollers, Layla is a stranger in every way—even to herself.
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The Glass Slipper

2018

High society. Higher stakes. This is the 2nd episode in the first season of False Idols, an 11-episode serial from Serial Box Publishing. This episode written by Patrick Lohier. Layla zeroes in on her targets, but it hardly feels like FBI work. Partying with young socialites, international ski trips—what does she have to show for it all? She has to get her head back in the game. When she makes a move, though, it backfires, turning the spotlight on her instead. Layla el-Deeb left Egypt for good eleven years ago, after a childhood spent in Cairo’s slums. Now she’s a language expert for the FBI…and she’s right back where she started, in Cairo, investigating a terrorist organization that’s funding its activities through fraudulent art sales. But this isn’t the Cairo she knew. She’s landed right in the middle of the city’s glittering elite, whose dealings in the art world may be the key to infiltrating the terrorist network. Undercover in the place she was born, trying to fit in with the city’s high rollers, Layla is a stranger in every way—even to herself.
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Who Do You Think You Are?

2018

High society. Higher stakes. This is the 3rd episode in the first season of False Idols, an 11-episode serial from Serial Box Publishing. This episode written by Diana Renn. In an attempt to ramp up her investigation, Layla starts working as a translator at the Rothkopf Gallery. It’s the perfect opportunity to spy on her targets—and spend time with the adorable James. But the further her relationship with James develops, the less she wants to believe his father is up to anything shady. And the further she gets into her investigation, the more unlikely that seems. Layla el-Deeb left Egypt for good eleven years ago, after a childhood spent in Cairo’s slums. Now she’s a language expert for the FBI…and she’s right back where she started, in Cairo, investigating a terrorist organization that’s funding its activities through fraudulent art sales. But this isn’t the Cairo she knew. She’s landed right in the middle of the city’s glittering elite, whose dealings in the art world may be the key to infiltrating the terrorist network. Undercover in the place she was born, trying to fit in with the city’s high rollers, Layla is a stranger in every way—even to herself.
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Stolen Treasures

2018

High society. Higher stakes. This is the 4th episode in the first season of False Idols, an 11-episode serial from Serial Box Publishing. This episode written by Diana Renn. Layla’s admiration for her boss, Agent Pierce, has dimmed a little after the older woman didn’t answer Layla’s calls, leaving Layla in a tight situation. Layla knows she needs to set that aside, though—their investigation is heating up, and they can’t afford to put the brakes on. Together, Layla and Pierce make a plan to find out what Bennett Rothkopf is really selling, and whether it’s above board. But when Layla accidentally discovers Pierce’s deepest secret, the entire operation might be in jeopardy. Layla el-Deeb left Egypt for good eleven years ago, after a childhood spent in Cairo’s slums. Now she’s a language expert for the FBI…and she’s right back where she started, in Cairo, investigating a terrorist organization that’s funding its activities through fraudulent art sales. But this isn’t the Cairo she knew. She’s landed right in the middle of the city’s glittering elite, whose dealings in the art world may be the key to infiltrating the terrorist network. Undercover in the place she was born, trying to fit in with the city’s high rollers, Layla is a stranger in every way—even to herself.

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