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Death of an Effendi (A Mamur Zapt Mystery) (Paperback)

by Michael Pearce (Author)
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Product details

  • Paperback: 192 pages
  • Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Ltd; New Ed edition (19 Jun 2000)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0006513271
  • ISBN-13: 978-0006513278
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 938,584 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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'Irresistible fun' Time Out The latest novel in Michael Pearce's award-winning series, set in the Egypt of the 1900s. 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. When Tvardovsky, effendi and foreigner, is shot at a gathering of financiers, the Mamur Zapt, Chief of Cairo's Secret Police, is called in to investigate. But is he the right man for the job? In some countries, if someone goes out 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 Tvardovsky 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, where the financiers were to hold their meeting. It is when the crocodiles start co-operating, he said, that you really have to watch out...

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5.0 out of 5 stars Gentle stroll through turn-of-century-Eygpt, 8 Dec 2000
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Michael Pearce's police chief, Captain Owen - the Mamur Zapt - is now in his twelfth adventure in old Cairo. Pearce writes well about a society in transition, with its strains of old and new; Traditional Eygptian rule may be controlled and directed to an extent by the British colonial masters, but at the same time Brtina is trying to ward of the predatory interests of competing Great Powers -- who all want a slice of the action. Pearce's style is gentle on the eye, in the best tradition of the late Ellis Peters, yet for all this there is the occasional flash of steel beneath the elegantly gloved hand. Pearce writes with a real sympathy for the ordinary Eygptians in this world of the 1900s. A sympathy that his main character, Captain Owen shares. If you're looking for a mystery that takes you to the souks and bazaars of 1900s Eygpt, then this is for you.
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