The Snake-Catcher's Daughter : A Mamur Zapt Mystery

ISBN-13: 9780008259433 / Angielski / Miękka / 2017

Michael Pearce

Opis

In this engrossing murder mystery set in the Egypt of the 1900s, the Mamur Zapt finds himself under threat from a campaign to discredit Cairo's senior policemen.

Recenzje

'Diverting, droll and original ... Positively oxygenated with charm' Literary Review

'Pearce takes apart ancient history and reassembles it with beguiling wit and colour' Sunday Times

'This series continues to be the most delightful in current detective fiction' Scotsman

'Irresistible fun' Time Out

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.