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The Mamur Zapt and the Return of the Carpet

✍ Scribed by Pearce, Michael

Book ID
107761188
Tongue
English
Weight
144 KB
Series
Mamur Zapt 1
Category
Fiction

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Set in 1908 Cairo, this colorful mystery debut vividly portrays life in the polyglot, multicultural city ostensibly ruled by a nearly bankrupt Khedive but actually governed by the British. Captain Gareth Owen, the Mamur Zapt (head of the secret police), investigates the attempted murder of prominent

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✍ Pearce, Michael πŸ“‚ Fiction πŸ“… 2006 πŸ› Poisoned Pen Press 🌐 English βš– 111 KB

The Mamur Zapt, head of Cairo’s CID in the heyday of (the indirect) British rule, focuses on political, not police, matters. With the bustling new century, the loosening of imperial ties, and the rise of nationalism, his is a busy office. The attempted assassination of a veteran politician raises th