Through the land of the Skipetars, Kara Ben Nemsi and his companions follow the trail of criminals. Along the way, they unexpectedly encounter the two feared Aladschy, reach the slaughter hut that is meant to trap them, and experience an episode that is both dramatic and humorous in the tower of the old mother. This story is set in the 1870s. "Through the Land of the Skipetars" is Volume 5 of the six-part Orient Cycle. Volume 1: "Through the Desert," Volume 2: "Through Wild Kurdistan," Volume 3: "From Baghdad to Stambul," Volume 4: "In the Gorges of the Balkans," Volume 6: "The Protector" - all volumes available as a book, audiobook, and e-book.