The Fig Tree Murder (Mamur Zapt, Book 10)

From the award-winning Michael Pearce, comes a delightful murder mystery set in Egypt in 1908. A body is found on the tracks of a new electric railway and the Mamur Zapt is called in to investigate.
Cairo, 1908. It's called the Tree of the Virgin, a site of religious interest, perilously close to the construction site of the new electric railway. Sinister power groups are jostling for position, but who dumped the body of the humble villager on the track?
When the Mamur Zapt begins to pick his way through the local and national power structures, he has to ask, what is the significance of the Fig Tree? Does it matter that the caravans for Mecca gather only a mile or so away? And what of the ostrich that passed in the night?

About the author

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.

Report

Praise for Michael Pearce:
'Sheer fun' The Times
'Effortlessly funny and engaging' Literary Review
Michael Pearce's light touch and witty dialogue make this series a continuing delight' Sunday Telegraph
'Urbane, intelligent and never patronising, Pearce writes about Egypt with the observant eye of the lover who sees yet forgives all faults' - Val McDermid

Product details

• Authors: Michael Pearce
• Publisher: Harper Collins Uk
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 07.09.2017
• EAN: 9780008259365
• ISBN: 978-0-00-825936-5
• Series: A Mamur Zapt Mystery; Mamur Zapt; Print on Demand; Mamur Zapt
• Subjects: Fiction > Suspense > Crime fiction, thrillers, espionage; FICTION / Mystery & Detective / Historical, FICTION / Mystery & Detective / Cozy / General, Crime & mystery, Historical fiction, FICTION / Literary, FICTION / Thrillers / Political, Egypt, Thriller / suspense fiction, Narrative theme: Social issues, Narrative theme: Politics, Historical crime & mysteries, Crime & mystery: police procedural, c 1900 to c 1909, Adventure / action fiction, Fiction based on or inspired by true events, 5-Star In Order;Story Writers;Summer Autumn Holiday Beach