Tie into the July hardcover The Mamur Zapt and the Men Behind with the third entry in the series. The ingenious Captain Owen--the Mamur Zapt, Head of the Political Branch, police division--tackles a case of missing tourists and possible terrorism in 1908 Cairo.
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‘As charming a historical mystery as you’ll find’ Kirkus Reviews
‘Pearce’s cultivated pen recreates a long-gone era with engaging wit’ Sunday Times
‘Pearce summons up his vanished world with a finesse that’s drab, fond and droll. Impeccably done’ Literary Review
‘A colourful arabesque of greed, history, and mystery’ The Times
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.
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