Enormous gratitude to everyone who helped shape Scorpion Scheme, my first pandemic book.
Dr. Kyrollos explained a lot of crucial details about Egypt, including the lack of scorpions in Cairo (oops);
Dr. Monica Hanna, a real Egyptian archaeologist, answered a question that changed a crucial scene;
RN Margaret MacDonald managed to edit even though she came out of retirement to juggle telehealth and to assist with three grandchildren, including two new grandbabies;
Dr. M zeroed in on my Arabic and food misdirections, with help from Yusra Jomha;
Drs. Najat Al-Refaie Sasani, K, H, Y, W, and Y kindly offered to help;
I received some Arabic guidance from pharmacist George Nagy and several kind people in Discord's Arabic Learning Centre: رَشِـيِــدُ بْـنُ دِرْهَــمِ, Arabic Tesla, coldasice, and Agent P;
My wonderful beta readers continued wonderful-ling;
My sharp-eyed, quick-witted readers voted on titles and potential cover photos; and
Chris McIntosh created the final title.
All faults are my own.
Considering COVID-19, this is a group win for 2020.