The Mark of the Pasha

by Michael Pearce

Book Overview

The Great War has ended, and the army is keen to be demobbed. But Willoughby, the new British High Commissioner in Egypt, has managed to affront the Khedive by refusing to receive rival delegations fueled by rising nationalism. Then, when some Armenians, Copts, and English civil servants are attacked, a state of emergency is declared.

Gareth Cadwallader Owen is the Mamur Zapt, the Head of the Khedive's Secret Police. Unlike his British colleagues,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1590584449
• ISBN13: 9781590584446
• Release Date: May 2008
• Publisher: Poisoned Pen Press
• Length: 206 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.8" x 8.8"

Customer Reviews

The Mamur Zapt is a great character

Michael Pearce has now written many volumes in this series -- each one has been interesting and engaging. His plots are intriguing and the characters very sympathetic. The setting in Egypt in the early part of the century is of historical interest -- with the clash of cultures during British oversight of an Egypt in transition. Pearce has written other series, which are good, but not as good as the Mamur Zapt. Read them all.

A tense mystery thriller

This new Mamur Zapt mystery will appeal to old fans, newcomers and any mystery collection strong in international intrigue as it tells of the end of the Great War and a new British Commissioner in Egypt who is facing a state of emergency. Gareth, the head of the secret police, finds himself between to conflicting political parties as a result, with intrigue and dangers abounding in this tense mystery thriller.