The haunting of tram car 015

Clark (The Black God's Drums, 2018) continues to astound readers with his creativity and exploration of different supernatural entities. While his first book delved into African orishas in 1871 New Orleans, The Haunting of Tram Car 015 introduces djinn, Asian spirits, and automatons. Forty years prior to the start of the book, a doorway opened to the other-realm, unleashing djinn and other entities into this world, helping to free Egypt from British influence and become a world power. Agent Hamer Nasd is an experienced member of the Ministry of Alchemy, Enchantments, and Supernatural Entities, the government branch that gets called in when something supernatural misbehaves. The mystery of a haunted tram car thrusts Hamed and his new partner, Onsi Youssef, into the midst of Cairo's other religious beliefs as they seek a low-budget option to deal with the possessed tram car. In the process, they discover a sentient automaton, a smuggling ring, and are inadvertently swept into the suffragette movement. This book will delight readers of all ages.--Frances Moritz Copyright 2019 Booklist