A concubine is strangled in the Sultan's palace harem, and a young cadet is found butchered in the streets of Istanbul. Delving deep into the city's crooked alleyways, and deeper still into its tumultuous past, the eunuch Yashim discovers that some people will go to any lengths to preserve the traditions of the Ottoman Empire.
Brilliantly evoking Istanbul in the 1830s, The Janissary Tree is a bloody, witty and fast-paced literary thriller with a spectacular cast.
| ISBN: | 9780571229246 |
| Publication date: | 7th June 2007 |
| Author: | Jason Goodwin |
| Publisher: | Faber & Faber |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 332 pages |
| Series: | Yashim the Ottoman Detective |
| Genres: |
Crime and Mystery |
A concubine is strangled in the Sultan's palace harem, and a young cadet is found butchered in the streets of Istanbul. Delving deep into the city's crooked alleyways, and deeper still into its tumultuous past, the eunuch Yashim discovers that some people will go to any lengths to preserve the traditions of the Ottoman Empire.
Brilliantly evoking Istanbul in the 1830s, The Janissary Tree is a bloody, witty and fast-paced literary thriller with a spectacular cast.
The Janissary Tree features in the following genres: Crime and Mystery
The Janissary Tree is available in Paperback
The Janissary Tree was written by Jason Goodwin and published by Faber & Faber
The Janissary Tree has 332 pages
Yes it is part of Yashim the Ottoman Detective series
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