Buy this book on-line Pearce, Michael : The Mark of the Pasha: A Mamur Zapt MysteryPoisoned Pen Press, New York, 2008 ISBN 9781590584446
The Great War has ended, and the army is keen to be demobbed. But Willoughby, the new British High Commissioner in Egypt, has managed to affront the Khedive by refusing to receive rival delegations fueled by rising nationalism. Then, when some Armenians, Copts, and English civil servants are attacked, a state of emergency is declared.Gareth Cadwallader Owen is the Mamur Zapt, the Head of the Khedive s Secret Police. Unlike his British colleagues, Owen works for the Khedive. His is an uncomfort-able perch as agitation for political and social restructuring grows. Furthermore, Owen is married to a Pasha s daughter, Zeinab, herself straddling a cultural divide.The Khedive has declared a pro-cession: he ll drive around Cairo with his Ministers. Owen, who has spent his career defusing political time bombs, learns the streets have been made dangerous by threats of real bombs. The first order of business is to ward them off. The second is to insure the safety of an impending major European delegation to the capital.But what does it all have to do with Owen s shiny new motor car?" 200p Review copt, date stamped. Book. Book Condition: New. Binding: Hardcover. Jacket: New Click here for full details of this book, to ask a question or to buy it on-line. Bibliophile Bookbase probably offers multiple copies of Pearce, Michael : The Mark of the Pasha: A Mamur Zapt Mystery. Click here to select from a complete list of available copies of this book. Bibliophile Bookbase lists over 5 million books, maps and prints including libri antichi, antiquarian books, atlases, livres rares and livres anciens. Bibliophile Bookbase for antiquarian books, maps and prints. |