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The Fig Tree Murder: A Mamur Zapt Mystery (Mamur Zapt Mysteries) [Paperback]

Michael Pearce (Author)
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  • Paperback: 185 pages
  • Publisher: Poisoned Pen Press (30 Nov 2003)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 159058175X
  • ISBN-13: 978-1590581759
  • Product Dimensions: 20.8 x 13.6 x 1.2 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
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Muslims and Copts each claim the site of the fig tree as sacred, the railway from Cairo is planned to go through it, so who arranged the body there, and why? Unflappable Captain Owen the Mamur Zapt has enough on his plate already: Nationalist agitation, oily Pashas, French sensitivity, a temperamental lady friend. The tenth in this blissful series. (Kirkus UK) --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Why was the body put on the line? Did someone want to halt the progress of the New Electric Railway out from Cairo to the "City of Pleasure" being built in the suburbs? Old Egypt is pitted against New and in the middle is the Mamur Zapt, British head of Cairo's Secret Police. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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Michael Pearce is the well known author of several historic crime novels set in Egypt at the beginning of the last century. Mr. Owen, the Mamur Zapt (i.e.Chief of the Egyptian Secret Service) is an intelligent, witty investigator who always manages to get his answers while everybody else thinks he is rather clueless. This novel is as recommendable as all the other Mamur Zapt novels and consists of marvellous ironic dialogues which strongly remind the reader of Eric Ambler or Agatha Christie. Read it!
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Exciting mystery 2 Dec 2003
By Harriet Klausner - Published on Amazon.com
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Owen Gareth, the Mamur Zapt, the head of Cairo's secret police, becomes involved in a dispute over a corpse. The local Parquait should work what seems like a non-political murder, but an incident could occur before the law enforcement official arrives on the scene. The electric railroad construction workers want to leave the crime scene pure, but Sheikh Isa insists on moving the body. The Mamur Zapt manages to stall the groups until the Parquait arrives.

Because the case is not political Owen feels he has no further involvement. However, his superiors, the foreign investors, and even the local Islamic leaders want him to look into the murder that is linked to a fig tree that many believe is the Tree of the Virgin. Thus religious differences have surfaced as well as international and social issues. As he investigates the crime, the Mamur Zapt finds himself embroiled into the construction of a pleasure city with a casino that is at the crossroads of the caravans to Mecca. Egypt is divided between varying interests with only Gareth seeking the truth.

The tenth early twentieth century Mamur Zapt mystery is a superb tale that as with the previous ones emphasizes Egypt during a pivotal moment in the country's history. Ancient Egypt battles with modernization as depicted by caravan vs. railroad. The investigation is brilliantly managed to enhance the era so that the audience receives a powerful who-done-it and why, but an even greater insight into the clashing social classes. Michael Pearce continues to demonstrate he is one of the best writers of historical mysteries with this delightful look at Egypt at the crossroads.

Harriet Klausner

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