The events of the book unfold against the backdrop of a colonial war in French Algeria. In 1903, in pursuit of their dream, newlyweds from America—Victor and Charley Batton—accidentally become the owners of an Arabian stallion and decide to take part in horse races across the Sahara. But the desert is extremely harsh on foreigners, and very soon everything goes completely wrong, not as planned. Victor dies, and Charley is kidnapped and sold into the harem of the cruel sheikh Harun bin Khalil. Will the girl manage to escape—and what role will the elusive robber play in it all, nicknamed "Monsieur Fantôme" by the legionaries for his mysteriousness? You can find out by reading Irada Nuri’s novel "The Ghost of the Sahara."