The Snake-Catcher's Daughter (Mamur Zapt, Book 8)

Author: Michael Pearce
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Ltd
Category: Crime, Crime Fiction
Book Format: Paperback

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...

About Michael Pearce
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.

SKU BK-9780008259433
Barcode # 9780008259433
Brand HarperCollins Publishers Ltd
Artist / Author Michael Pearce
Shipping Weight 0.1400kg
Shipping Width 0.130m
Shipping Height 0.010m
Shipping Length 0.200m
Assembled Length 19.800m
Assembled Height 1.300m
Assembled Width 12.900m
Type Paperback

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