An orphan boy ‘borrows’ a boat in Amalfi. What could possibly go wrong…? The year before revolution breaks out in France, Ettore sees an opportunity to add coins to the strong boxes he keeps hidden near his hammock in the brothel where he’d lived since birth. But will he cheat fate in an open boat on the Tyrrhenian Sea the way he fleeces the tourists and pilgrims he guides in his native Amalfi? Would the hard lessons he’d learned in the streets of Amalfi help him in his time of need? Or would the stormy seas and Algerian corsairs who snatched him for sale on the slave market teach him another lesson? While fighting to survive, young Ettore confronts his origins, beliefs, and his own shortcomings when a sacrifice is required to aid the friends he makes along the way. A Captive in Algiers, a prequel to the Muhammad Amalfi Mystery Series, is about identity, fidelity, struggle, friendship, and more. If you like fast-paced historical fiction set in unusual places, then you will definitely love this book by author AJ Lewis. A Captive in Algiers won second place in the Royal Palms Literary Awards of the Florida Writers Association in 2017 and was selected as a Top Ten Self-Published Book by BookBag. Get A Captive in Algiers today!

A corpse in a Turkish bath. Roving bands of the insane released from their asylums. Two trials. And a law student for the defense. When an earthquake shakes the city and the debris-ridden alleyways of the Casbah resound with cries for help and sighs of grief, Muhammad steps in with legal aid for an enslaved manservant accused of murder and a maidservant he knows only as An Admirer of Books. Seeking justice in court, Muhammad turns to his knowledge of the law. But will the dangerous enemy he makes in court ruin Muhammad’s makeshift defense? And what has the madman who lost his family at sea, and his mind in the notorious Arsenal of Toulon, to do with any of this? An Admirer of Books, the second installment in the Muhammad Amalfi Mystery Series, is about identity, fidelity, struggle, justice, and more. If you like fast-paced historical fiction set in unusual places, then you will definitely love this book by author AJ Lewis. AN ADMIRER OF BOOKS placed First in the Unpublished Historical Fiction category of the 2018 Royal Palms Literary Awards hosted by the Florida Writers Association.

Blasphemy. Recurring dreams. Danger. Is Algiers safe? While Muhammad is a student at the law college, he grows concerned for his friend when he witnesses trials for blasphemy that might result in torture and death for the accused. After searching in every port on the Mediterranean, Bivio does everything in his power to discover the identity of the mysterious 'Mountain Bather' who walks on water in his recurring dream. Will the loss of the saintly personage of a Sufi be felt by the people of Algiers as a greater blow than the devastating earthquake that shakes the home of the Barbary Corsairs to its foundations? And what did the Dey of Algiers whisper in Muhammad's ear? Tomb in Algiers, the third installment in the Muhammad Amalfi Mystery Series, is about identity, fidelity, struggle, justice, and more. If you like fast-paced historical fiction set in unusual places, then you will definitely love this book by author AJ Lewis.

Exciting action in the home of the fearless Barbary Corsairs. An inexperienced investigator’s first case of murder upon murder plunges him headlong into the underworld of the Mediterranean’s most notorious city. A riveting historical mystery that plays out on the coast of North Africa. Following an exorcism gone wrong, Chief Commissioner Muhammad finds evidence of alchemy, debauchery, religious excess, and murder at a lonely hillside villa outside the city of Algiers leased to a British baron and his naturalist wife in the year 1794. On his first case since his appointment to high office by the mercurial Dey of Algiers, Muhammad’s investigation is thwarted by his inexperience, crafty Arab tribesmen, scheming European women and greedy sea captains. When the bodies begin to pile up, amidst a devastating onslaught of locusts, Muhammad realizes his new position and his life are in jeopardy if he’s unable to deliver justice to the guilty. A Graveyard in Algiers was Runner Up in the UK’s prestigious Beverly Prize for Literature.

Praise for An Affair of Honor"This captivating novel is rich in atmosphere and history as it follows the search for two hunted children before they can be sacrificed on the altar of honor. You will find yourself transported to a time when magnificent adventures rival charming courtesies and customs. A thrilling tale delivered with compassion, humor and profound insight into faith." Ausma Zehanat Khan, Ph.D. Author of Blood Betrayal, the Blackwater Falls crime series, the Khattak and Getty mysteries, and the Khorasan Archives fantasy series, Ticking-clock action adventure follows after a young Turkish girl follows her pet goat into the wood and emerges in the company of the Algerian boy who finds it, prompting a village rumormonger to cry shame. Commissioner Muhammad is called on to intervene when a storied Algerian corsair captain is pitted against a Turkish shipowner vowing to avenge his family’s honor. Blood flows when Hinterlands Guardsmen are ambushed and a country villa is set ablaze. Must Commissioner Muhammad risk the wrath of the Day of Algiers to rescue the tiny Turkish runaway? And if he succeeds, who will have her? An Affair of Honor combines crime, diplomacy, adventure, and mystery in an exciting and unforgettable work of historical fiction.