MAMUR ZAPT AND THE RETURN OF THE CARPET ; In which the reader is introduced to Captain Gareth Cadwallader Owen, British head of the Secret Police in Cairo, 1938

Pearce, Michael

ISBN 10: 0953144623 / ISBN 13: 9780953144624

Published by Post Mortem Books / Ralph Spurrier, Publisher, Hassocks, 1998

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LIMITED EDITION SIGNED by the Author on the title page, 8vo, beige linen cloth with gilt lettering on spine and front cover with golden scimitar, green endpapers, 192 pages. No dust jacket as issued. Award-winning Michael Pearce (born 1933) was raised in the Anglo-Egyptian Sudan and has had a great range of experience ever since. His first novel, Mamur Zapt and the Return of the Carpet (1988) began the remarkable "Mamur Zapt" series of mysteries. He has also published "A Dead Man in." mysteries, set in before the First World War which feature Sandor Seymour, an officer of Scotland Yard's Special Branch who ideals with crimes affecting the British diplomatic service. EXCEPTIONAL CONDITION in all respects. Virtually As New. Constable doesn't indicate printings with a number line or otherwise. No remainder markings.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: MAMUR ZAPT AND THE RETURN OF THE CARPET ; In which the reader is introduced to Captain Gareth Cadwallader Owen, British head of the Secret Police in Cairo, 1938
• Publisher: Post Mortem Books / Ralph Spurrier, Publisher, Hassocks
• Publication Date: 1998
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0953144623
• ISBN 13: 9780953144624
• Binding: Cloth
• Edition: Limited Signed Edition: 1 of 250 copies.
• Condition: Very Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: None (as issued)
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)
• Seller catalogs:
  • Mystery & Detective

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Synopsis

Fans of Elizabeth Peters will view Egypt through a different lens—but the real flavor of this 14-book series is Graham Greene or, given Pearce’s sense of irony, Eric Ambler....The Mamur Zapt, head of Cairo’s CID in the heydey of (the indirect) British rule, focused on political, not police, matters. With the bustling new century, the loosening of imperial ties, and the rise of nationalism, his was a busy office. The attempted assassination of a veteran politician raises the spectre of a major terrorist statement at the capital’s principal religious festival where the faithful celebrate the Return of the Holy Carpet from Mecca.Easily navigating multiple nationalities, three principal languages, and four competing legal systems, not to mention the intricacies of shadow and actual governments, Captain Owen, the Welsh incumbent, bolsters the Mamur Zapt’s office with the aid of a host of memorable characters.In his 1988 debut, Michael Pearce, who grew up in the (then) Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, “memorably navigates the swirling cultural and political cross-currents of his chosen period and place, bringing to an historian’s confidence the creative intelligence of a born novelist.” —John Coleman, Sunday Times

About the Author

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.