TALES OF
SECRET EGYPT
McKINLAY, STONE & MACKENZIE
NEW YORK
NEW YORK
A collection of atmospheric short stories set in Egypt that blend mystery, adventure, and the supernatural. Episodes depict encounters with sorcery, djinn, haunted antiquities, and secret cults, as various narrators confront uncanny phenomena amid bazaars, mosques, and tombs. Recurring motifs include ancient rites clashing with modern life, duplicity, and the seductive danger of forbidden knowledge. Stories favor vivid descriptive detail and brisk, plot-driven pacing, delivering compact narratives that combine gothic mood, folkloric elements, and crime-thriller twists.