by JasonGoodwin (Author)
The third book in Jason Goodwin's celebrated series takes Yashim from the winding alleyways of Istanbul to the decaying grandeur of Venice. Charged by the Sultan to find a stolen painting by Bellini, he enlists the help of his friend Palewski, the Polish Ambassador, and goes undercover. Venice in 1840 is a city of empty palazzos and silent canals, and Palewski starts to mingle with Venetian dealers - self-made men, faded aristocrats and the hedonistic Contessa. But when two bodies turn up in the canal, he realises that art in Venice is a deadly business. And meanwhile, what has happened to Yashim? "The Bellini Card" is a thrilling adventure in which a quest for a lost painting turns into dangerous game of cat and mouse that threatens to destroy the Ottoman throne and overturn the balance of power in Europe.
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 320
Edition: Main
Publisher: Faber & Faber
Published: 03 Jul 2008
ISBN 10: 0571239927
ISBN 13: 9780571239924
Book Overview: The Bellini Card by Jason Goodwin: the Ottoman Detective may be a eunuch, but he's not missing anything. . .