Mamur Zapt and the Return of the Carpet
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Mamur Zapt and the Return of the Carpet by Michael Pearce
In this classic mystery from the award-winning Michael Pearce, a powerful politician is murdered in Cairo in the 1900s and the Mamur Zapt is called in to investigate. Cairo in the 1900s. As the long period of indirect British rule draws to an end, tensions mount. The attempted assassination of a politician raises the possibility of a terrorist outrage at the city’s religious festival, the Return of the Holy Carpet from Mecca. When the Mamur Zapt, British head of Cairo’s secret police, begins to investigate, he finds himself in a race against a deadly group of terrorists to protect the city from a catastrophic attack.‘Enjoyable … original and charming’ Independent
‘Remarkable’ Daily Telegraph
‘Highly recommended’ Sunday Telegraph
‘Splendid … wittily rich … a born novelist’ Sunday Times
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. He has a strong interest in human rights and in languages, both of which feature indirectly in his new series. Michael Pearce now lives in South-West London.
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ISBN 13 | 9780008259464 |
ISBN 10 | 0008259461 |
Title | Mamur Zapt and the Return of the Carpet |
Author | Michael Pearce |
Series | Mamur Zapt |
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Binding type | Paperback |
Publisher | Harpercollins |
Year published | 2017-09-07 |
Number of pages | 216 |
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