The Snake-Catcher’s Daughter

The Snake-Catcher’s Daughter

by Michael Pearce (Author), Michael Pearce (Author)

Synopsis

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.

Cairo in the 1900s. The Mamur Zapt, Head of Cairo's secret police, finds himself in a compromising position. The city's senior policemen are the subject of a smear campaign, a stinging attack which raises uncomfortable questions about their integrity.

The Mamur Zapt himself is suspected, but is he above suspicion? Owen's investigation takes him into hitherto uncharted territory: the underworld of Cairo and the dangerous profession of snake-catching...

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More Information

Format: Hardcover
Pages: 224
Publisher: Collins Crime
Published: 24 Nov 1994

ISBN 10: 0002325349
ISBN 13: 9780002325349

Media Reviews

`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

Author Bio

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.