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Title

The Mamur Zapt and the Donkey-Vous

Publisher

Williams Collins Sons and Co ( Collins Crime Club )

Publication Date

1990

Language

English

ISBN 10

000232265X

ISBN 13

9780002322652

Binding

Hardcover

Edition

First Edition

Condition

Very Good

Dust Jacket Condition

Fair

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A tourist is kidnapped from the terrace of Shepheard's Hotel. Captain Owen, as head of Egypt's Political CID in the heyday of British rule, is responsible for getting him back. Luckily the donkey-vous beneath the terrace yielded some clues.

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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

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