The Mamur Zapt

A classic historical mystery from award-winning Michael Pearce, in which the body of a young woman washes up in the Nile and the Mamur Zapt is drawn into the seedy world of Egyptian politics.
Egypt, 1908. A young woman has drowned in the Nile, her body washed up on a sandbar. Apparently she had fallen off a boat. Owen, as Mamur Zapt, Britsh head of Cairo's secret police, deems it a potential crime.
But when the poor girl's body suddenly vanishes from its resting place, Owen begins a puzzling search for the truth that will take him from Cairo's sophisticated cafes through its dingiest slums - and into the seething waters of Egyptian politics.

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

'Light touch and witty dialogue . . . a continuing delight' Sunday Telegraph
'A charming, clever invocation of a vanished world' Mail on Sunday
'Sheer fun' The Times
'Enjoyable ... original and charming' Independent

Product details

• Authors: Michael Pearce, Pearce Michael
• Publisher: Harper Collins Uk
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 07.09.2017
• EAN: 9780008259396
• ISBN: 978-0-00-825939-6
• Dimensions: 129 mm x 198 mm x 15 mm
• Series: Mamur Zapt; HarperCollins; Mamur Zapt
• Subjects: Fiction > Suspense; FICTION / Mystery & Detective / Historical, FICTION / Mystery & Detective / Cozy / General, Crime & mystery, FICTION / Literary, FICTION / Action & Adventure, FICTION / Thrillers / Political, Egypt, Historical crime & mysteries, Classic crime and mystery fiction, c 1900 to c 1909, Nile river & tributaries