Bodies of men. Nigel Featherstone. 2019.

Egypt, 1941.

Only hours after disembarking in Alexandria, William Marsh, an Australian corporal at twenty-one, is face down in the sand, caught in a stoush with the Italian enemy. He is saved by James Kelly, a childhood friend from Sydney and the last person he expected to see. William escapes unharmed, when not all are so fortunate, but before he can thank James, the man has disappeared.

William is sent to supervise an army depot in the Western Desert, with a private directive to find an AWOL soldier: James Kelly. When the two are reunited, James is recovering from an accident, hidden away in the home of an unusual family - a family with secrets. Together they will risk everything to find answers. Soon William and James are thrust headlong into territory more dangerous than either could have imagined.