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PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. A priceless manuscript. A murdered merchant. A truth hidden in ink.Istanbul, 1540s.Zueleyha bint Yusuf is a master calligrapher and manuscript authenticator in the great imperial library of Sueleyman the Magnificent. Trained by her father in Aleppo and respected for her rare eye, she knows how to read more than words. Ink, vellum, pressure, spacing, silence - all of them speak, if one knows how to listen.When a treasured Quran manuscript arrives from Cairo, it should be the finest acquisition in the library's growing collection. Instead, Zueleyha discovers something impossible: the manuscript itself is genuine, but its colophon - the record of its origin - has been carefully removed and replaced.Then the merchant who delivered it is found drowned in the Golden Horn.As officials rush to close the matter with a convenient arrest, Zueleyha follows the evidence through the docks, the Grand Bazaar, the hammam, and the hidden networks of Istanbul's book trade. A Venetian collector knows more than he admits. A customs official has been paid to look away. And Omar Efendi, the brilliant head librarian who once gave Zueleyha her place in the library, is far too calm for an innocent man.To uncover the truth, Zueleyha must decide which is more dangerous: the lies written into the record, or the truths powerful men believe should never be recorded at all.Rich with Ottoman atmosphere, manuscript lore, quiet humour, and a fiercely intelligent heroine, The Saffron Manuscriptis the first book in The Ink & Incense Mysteries - a historical cozy mystery series for readers who love books about books, layered puzzles, and women who notice what others overlook. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.…