The Mamur Zapt and the Men Behind: A Suspense Tale of Old Cairo

By Michael Pearce

Book Overview

Unexpected violence throttles Cairo's bustling bazaars. When Mamur Zapt, the head of Cairo's Secret Police, is stalked and attacked by two shadowy men, he takes action. The most satisfying entry yet in this attractive (and critically acclaimed) series.--Kirkus Reviews.

• Format: Unknown Binding
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0446401838
• ISBN13: 9780446401838
• Release Date: December 1994
• Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 0.26 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.8" x 4.1"

Customer Reviews

The Mamur Zapt Series

Gentle, droll, English humor at its best. These stories combine the murder mystery with the politics and culture of Colonial life and the Middle Eastern mystique in cosmopolitan turn-of-the-century Cairo. These books can't be allowed to disappear off the shelves.