Yasmina Khadra is always a delight to read, even though he deals with some of the most horrific topics around. This book was not an exception. I didn't like the main character - I thought he was up himself, self involved, and casually racist. However Khadra made me turn page after page trying to see what happened.

It's a story of loss, kidnapping, and reconciliation both within oneself and with an entire continent.