by Michael Pearce (Author)
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...
Format: Paperback
Pages: 192
Edition: New edition
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: 13 Nov 1995
ISBN 10: 0006490360
ISBN 13: 9780006490364
`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
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.