The protagonist of Pearce's ingenious Mamur Zapt mysteries is
Gareth Owen, a Welsh captain serving in Edwardian Cairo, whose
Welshness grants him an anti-establishment sympathy with the
natives. Here a heated political discussion is followed by a brutal
murder with Owen obliged to balance the demands of justice and
political expediency. We have observed Owen's inner struggles
before, but they are handled in this latest book with a sharply
observed and satisfying skill, set against a colourful new cast of
characters. (Kirkus UK)
The world is changing aroung the Mamur Zapt, British Chief of
Cairo's Secret Police. It's 1912 and there's a war on that no one's
heard of. When an Italian man is murdered in the city's back
streets, there is concern that this could be some kind of ethnic
cleansing. "One of us" Morelli may have been, but was he "one of
us" enough? And were the guns in his warehouse anything to do with
it? Gareth Owen -- the Mamur Zapt -- has to find out fast.
And then, as external pressures crowd in, there are other
difficult questions. What is Trudi von Ramsberg really doing in
Cairo? Not to mention that other noted traveller, Gertrude Bell, or
the irritating little archaeologist, T. E. Lawrence? And why has
the post of Khedive's Librarian suddenly become so important?
Owen is just the man to solve these problems. He is less
successful, though, in his relationship with Zeinab, especially now
that she's approaching thirty.
As Cromer's Egypt gives way to Kitchener's Egypt, Morelli is not
the only one who has problems over where his allegiance lies. Maybe
the solution is for Owen to go to Zanzibar...
General
| Imprint: |
HarperCollinsPublishers
|
| Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
| Release date: |
June 2001 |
| Authors: |
Michael Pearce
|
| Dimensions: |
178 x 111 x 15mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Paperback - Mass Market
|
| Pages: |
224 |
| Edition: |
New Ed |
| ISBN-13: |
978-0-00-651472-5 |
| Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
Genre fiction >
Crime & mystery >
General
|
| LSN: |
0-00-651472-3 |
| Barcode: |
9780006514725 |
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