Quite a lot of good stuff here! The depiction of an alternate Cairo (in the 1910s) where Egypt has become a world power thanks to some magical forces being unleashed some decades previous is atmospheric as heck. We really get a sense of all the sounds, sights, smells and tastes of the place.

The goal here seems to be the depiction of what a decolonized Egypt would look like at this critical juncture, but the story used to set up that backdrop is enjoyable. Depicting a pair of bureaucrats trying to deal with a the titular haunting (on a budget!) it moves briskly enough and is funny at the right moments. The climax hits with some more-than-welcome action.

Yeah, it is "steampunk fantasy" but you'll still enjoy it even if you aren't really into that sort of thing. The steampunk stuff isn't terribly important to the story.

This is a sequel to 2016's "A Dead Djinn in Cairo," but since the plot at hand doesn't overlap I guess you can read them in any order. There appears to be a sequel called "A Master of Djinn," but I haven't read it.