Mamur Zapt and the Return of the Carpet: Book 1 - Softcover

Pearce, Michael

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0008259461 ISBN 13: 9780008259464

Publisher: HarperFiction, 2017

Synopsis

In this classic mystery from the award-winning Michael Pearce, a powerful politician is murdered in Cairo in the 1900s and the Mamur Zapt is called in to investigate.

Cairo in the 1900s. As the long period of indirect British rule draws to an end, tensions mount. The attempted assassination of a politician raises the possibility of a terrorist outrage at the city’s religious festival, the Return of the Holy Carpet from Mecca.

When the Mamur Zapt, British head of Cairo’s secret police, begins to investigate, he finds himself in a race against a deadly group of terrorists to protect the city from a catastrophic attack.

About this title

Review:

‘Enjoyable ... original and charming’ Independent

‘Remarkable’ Daily Telegraph

‘Highly recommended’ Sunday Telegraph

‘Splendid ... wittily rich ... a born novelist’ Sunday Times

About the Author:

Michael Pearce was raised in Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, where his fascination for language began. He later trained as a Russian interpreter but moved away from languages to follow an academic career, first as a lecturer in English and the History of Ideas, and then as an administrator. Michael Pearce now lives in London and is best known as the author of the award-winning Mamur Zapt books.

About this edition

• Publisher: HarperFiction
• Publication date: 2017
• ISBN 10: 0008259461
• ISBN 13: 9780008259464
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 216