The Bellini Card (Yashim the Ottoman Detective)

The Bellini Card (Yashim the Ottoman Detective)

by JasonGoodwin (Author)

Synopsis

Charged by the Sultan to find a stolen painting by Bellini, Yashim the detective 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 - but when two bodies turn up in the canal, he realises that art in Venice is a deadly business, and it is up to Yashim to attempt to rescue his intrepid friend from forces bigger than they had ever imagined...

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 320
Edition: Main
Publisher: Faber & Faber
Published: 07 May 2009

ISBN 10: 0571239943
ISBN 13: 9780571239948
Book Overview: The Bellini Card by Jason Goodwin: be transported from Istanbul to Venice in this thrilling historical mystery.

Author Bio
Jason Goodwin's first Yashim mystery, The Janissary Tree, became an international bestseller when it was published in 2006; it and its sequel, The Snake Stone, have been translated into 37 languages.