The Mamur Zapt and The Donkey-Vous

ISBN-13: 9780008259389 / Angielski / Miękka / 2017 / 224 str.

Michael Pearce

Opis

A classic murder mystery from the award-winning Michael Pearce, which sees the Mamur Zapt investigate a series of suspicious kidnappings in the Cairo of the 1900s.

Recenzje

'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

O autorze

Michael Pearce was raised in Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, where his fascination for language began. He later trained as a Russian interpreter but moved away from languages to follow an academic career, first as a lecturer in English and the History of Ideas, and then as an administrator. Michael Pearce now lives in London and is best known as the author of the award-winning Mamur Zapt books.