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The Snake Stone

by Jason Goodwin

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Detective, polyglot, chef, eunuch--Investigator Yashim returns in this evocative Edgar® Award-winning series set in Istanbul at the end of the Ottoman Empire

Istanbul, 1838. In his palace on the Bosphorus, Sultan Mahmud II is dying and the city swirls with rumors and alarms. The unexpected arrival of a French archaeologist determined to track down lost Byzantine treasures throws the Greek community into confusion. Yashim Togalu is once again enlisted to investigate. But when the archaeologists mutilated body is discovered outside the French embassy, it turns out there is only one suspect: Yashim himself. As the body count starts to rise, Yashim must uncover the startling truth behind a shadowy society dedicated to the revival of the Byzantine Empire, encountering along the way such vibrant characters as Lord Byron's doctor and the Sultan's West Indies-born mother, the Valide. With striking wit and irresistible flair, Jason Goodwin takes us into a world where the stakes are high, betrayal is death--and the pleasure to the reader is immense.

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About the Author

Jason Goodwin is the author of The Janissary Tree and Lords of the Horizons: A History of the Ottoman Empire among other books of nonfiction.

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Product Details

ISBN:
9780312428020
Author:
Goodwin, Jason
Publisher:
Picador USA
Subject:
General Fiction
Subject:
Mystery & Detective - General
Subject:
Historical - General
Subject:
Action & Adventure
Subject:
Mystery & Detective - Historical
Subject:
Police
Subject:
History
Subject:
Historical fiction
Subject:
Mystery fiction
Subject:
General
Subject:
Action
Subject:
Adventure
Subject:
Mystery Historical
Subject:
Thrillers
Copyright:
2008
Edition Description:
Trade Paper
Publication Date:
20080931
Binding:
TRADE PAPER
Grade Level:
General/trade
Language:
English
Pages:
320
Dimensions:
8.3 x 5.5 x 0.895 in
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