Death Of An Effendi - Softcover
Shortlisted for the Ellis Peters Award for best historical crime novel, this is an engrossing murder mystery set in the Egypt of the 1900s, featuring the inimitable Mamur Zapt.
Cairo, 1909. The murder capital of the world, where deaths are two a piastre. But the death of an effendi? That is something different. Effendis – the Egyptian elite – are important. Especially if – in a country ruled by foreigners – they happen to be foreign. Gareth Owen, the Mamur Zapt, is called in to investigate. But is he the right man to be investigating? In some countries, if someone goes for a walk – or a boat ride – with the Head of the Secret Police and doesn’t come back, it’s best not to ask questions. And powerful people might have preferred Tvardovsky dead. As the maverick financier said, before going on the shooting party, there were still crocodiles in Egypt. Of all kinds. And perhaps the place to look for them was Crocodilopolis, the ancient City of the Crocodiles, where the financiers were to hold their meeting. It is when the crocodiles start co-operating, said Tvardovsky, that you really have to watch out...
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Praise for Michael Pearce:
‘Pearce takes apart ancient history and reassembles it with beguiling wit and colour’ Sunday Times
‘Marvellously convoluted... Dryly and deeply funny’ Literary Review
‘The beguiling Mamur Zapt sleuths around turn-of-the-century Cairo with verve and panache’ Time Out
‘Impeccable historical details ... enjoyable reading’ Sunday Telegraph
Cairo 1909. The murder capital of the world, where deaths are two a piastre. But the death of an effendi? That is something different. Because effendis – the Egyptian elite – are important. Especially if – in a country ruled by foreigners – they happen to be foreign.
When Tvardovsky, an effendi and a foreigner, is shot at a gathering of financiers, Gareth Owen – the Mamur Zapt, Chief of Cairo’s Secret Police – is called to investigate. But is he the right man for the job? In some countries, if someone goes for a walk, or a boat ride, with the Head of the Secret Police and doesn’t come back, it’s best not to ask any questions. And there are powerful people who might have preferred Tvardovsky dead.
As the maverick financier said, before going on the fatal shooting party, there were still crocodiles in Egypt. Of all kinds. And perhaps the place to look for them was Crocodopolis, the ancient City of the Crocodiles, where the financiers were to hold their meeting. It is when the crocodiles start cooperating, said Tvardovsky , that you really have to watch out ...
PRAISE FOR MICHAEL PEARCE
THE LAST CUT
“The whole novel is a joy”
GERALD KAUFMAN, 'Scotsman'
“Plot and dialogue as perfectly pitched as ever”
PHILIP OAKES,'Literary Review'
THE FIG TREE MURDER
“Michael Pearce’s light touch and witty dialogue make this series a continuing delight”
SUSANNA YAGER, 'Sunday Telegraph'
“effortlessly funny and engaging. Packed, as ever, with fact, flavour and the kind of insouciance which makes history lighter than air”
PHILIP OAKES, 'Literary Review'
THE MINGRELIAN CONSPIRACY
“As ever, Owen is worldy wise, droll and eminenetly at home in his adopted city”
DONNA LEON, ' Sunday Times'
“As beguiling, amusing and painlessly informative as its predecessors”
JAMES MELVILLE, 'Ham and High'
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- PublisherISIS Large Print Books
- Publication date2002
- ISBN 10 0753165333
- ISBN 13 9780753165331
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages240
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