AJ Lewis Books in Order

Captured at sea in the 1790s, young Ettore is carried toward enslavement in Algiers. Drawing on the resourcefulness learned as an Amalfi guide, he struggles to survive among corsairs and fellow captives in an unfamiliar world.

After an earthquake devastates Algiers, law student Muhammad defends an enslaved man accused of murder and a maidservant with a love of books. His search for justice creates a dangerous courtroom enemy amid the city's upheaval.

Law student Muhammad fears for a friend as blasphemy trials threaten torture and execution in Algiers. Meanwhile, Bivio searches Mediterranean ports for a figure from recurring dreams, and the city faces losses both spiritual and physical.

Newly appointed commissioner Muhammad investigates deaths at a hillside villa leased by a British baron and his naturalist wife in 1794. An apparent exorcism, competing interests, and a locust invasion threaten his first case and his survival.

After finding murdered janissaries, Muhammad is abducted with two women and held in a mountain stronghold. Stripped of office and condemned by the Dey, he must escape captivity while facing pursuit throughout the country he once served.

A rumor about a Turkish girl and an Algerian boy sparks threats of violence in the name of family honor. Commissioner Muhammad must navigate rival powers and official displeasure to protect the children before vengeance reaches them.

Lalla Hurriya shelters an abused bride and two other women from an enraged corsair captain. As Muhammad tries to prevent an attack, his wife's account challenges the customs and laws that leave women vulnerable to coercion.

In 1798 Algiers, a bride seeks safety in Hurriya's refuge while Muhammad investigates a burned body. Orders from the Dey threaten the shelter and demand further violence, forcing husband and wife to balance duty against protecting others.

In 1980s Pakistan, police official Akbar investigates the concealed death of an abducted child bride. His pursuit of her identity draws him into corruption, extremist power, and the violence surrounding a proxy war across the Afghan border.

A rebellion traps Muhammad inside the Dey's palace mosque while Hurriya defends her women's refuge from marauders. A headless corpse links their struggles, drawing them into a conspiracy of political rivals, slave traders, and concealed histories.