Book Overview
A classic historical mystery from the award-winning Michael Pearce, set in the Egypt of the 1900s. When gang violence strikes the city, the inimitable Mamur Zapt is called in to investigate. In 1908, the city of Cairo lives - and dies - by its cafe culture. But for restaurant businesses, the protection rackets pose a problem. And the city's cafes are experiencing a sudden upsurge in threats from various gangs. When one cafe proprietor is attacked, his legs broken for noncompliance, everyone is worried. Then the Russian Charge files a complaint - the Mingrelians may be targeting a Russian Grand Duke. Now the Mamur Zapt, Head of the Secret Police, must find a way to prevent an international incident...
Format:Mass Market Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0006497780
ISBN13:9780006497783
Release Date:January 1998
Publisher:Trafalgar Square Publishing
Length:192 Pages
Weight:0.25 lbs.
Dimensions:0.5" x 4.4" x 7.0"
Customer Reviews
1 rating
Colonial Egypt, civil service, Pearce
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 16 years ago
All of Michael Pearces' books are fun to read and sort of by -the- by you get a lot of history and feel of an era. Yhat he knows what he is talking about comes through very clearly. Humorous and insightful but mostly FUN.
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