From the award-winning Michael Pearce comes an engrossing murder mystery set in the Cairo of the 1900s. After a series of attacks on public officials, the Mamur Zapt is called in to investigate. Cairo in the 1900s. While riding home, Fairclough of Customs is shot at from behind. It is the first of many similar attacks - all seemingly aimed at public officials. The Mamur Zapt, British head of Cairo's secret police, is told to catch the killer - and quickly. His efforts to do so take him into Cairo's ...
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From the award-winning Michael Pearce comes an engrossing murder mystery set in the Cairo of the 1900s. After a series of attacks on public officials, the Mamur Zapt is called in to investigate. Cairo in the 1900s. While riding home, Fairclough of Customs is shot at from behind. It is the first of many similar attacks - all seemingly aimed at public officials. The Mamur Zapt, British head of Cairo's secret police, is told to catch the killer - and quickly. His efforts to do so take him into Cairo's student quarter and out to a remote rural estate. And require him to handle a fading Pasha and a dangerous gypsy girl - whose claims he has to balance against those of his fiery Egyptian mistress.
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Add this copy of The Mamur Zapt and the Men Behind to cart. $135.89, very good condition, Sold by Rooke Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from BATH, SOMERSET, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1991 by Collins.
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None. Very Good Indeed in Near Fine jacket. A first edition novel by Michael Pearce, part of his 'Mamur zapt' series about historical police procedures. Michael Pearce (born 1933) is an award-winning author of historical fiction and police procedurals. During the Cold War he was a Russian interpreter. His first novel, 'The Mamur Zapt and the Return of the Carpet', was published in 1988. That was the start of a "Mamur Zapt" series of mysteries. In a red cloth binding in an unclipped dustwrapper in an acetate protective covering. Externally, very smart. Dustwrapper is very smart. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are generally bright and clean with some scattered light foxing. Very Good Indeed.
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Very Good. Very Good condition. Very Good dust jacket. With remainder mark. A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain light spine creasing or a few markings such as an owner's name, short gifter's inscription or light stamp.
