The Mamur Zapt

Informationen zum Autor 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. Klappentext A classic murder mystery from Michael Pearce's award-winning series! set in Egypt in the 1900s! in which the Mamur Zapt confronts the secrets of his past. Zusammenfassung A classic murder mystery from Michael Pearce’s award-winning series, set in Egypt in the 1900s, in which the Mamur Zapt confronts the secrets of his past.

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'Probably the best in a consistently entertaining series' Literary Review
'Highly recommended' Susanna Yager, Sunday Telegraph
'Pearce takes apart ancient history and reassembles it with beguiling wit and colour' Sunday Times
'Marvellously convoluted... Dryly and deeply funny' Literary Review
'Sheer fun' The Times

Product details

• Authors: Michael Pearce
• Publisher: Harper Collins Uk
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 07.09.2017
• EAN: 9780008259334
• ISBN: 978-0-00-825933-4
• Dimensions: 129 mm x 198 mm x 15 mm
• Series: A Mamur Zapt Mystery; Mamur Zapt; Mamur Zapt
• Subjects: Fiction > Suspense; FICTION / Mystery & Detective / Historical, FICTION / Mystery & Detective / Cozy / General, Crime & mystery, Historical fiction, FICTION / Literary, Second World War fiction, FICTION / Thrillers / Political, Egypt, Thriller / suspense fiction, Crime & mystery: private investigator / amateur detectives, Narrative theme: Sense of place, Historical crime & mysteries, Crime & mystery: hard-boiled crime, noir fiction, c 1900 to c 1909, Fiction based on or inspired by true events, 5-Star In Order;Story Writers;Summer Autumn Holiday Beach