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Approached by a solitary Afghan woman who is demanding the return of her brother's body for traditional burial, a group of beleaguered soldiers wonders if the woman is sincerely a mourning family member or if she is harboring a more sinister purpose, in a story that places a Middle-Eastern spin on the classic myth of Antigone. By the author of The Gabriel Club. 40,000 first printing.