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The Mamur Zapt and the Camel of Destruction

Michael Pearce author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:HarperCollins Publishers

Published:7th Sep '17

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In this classic mystery from the award-winning Michael Pearce, a powerful politician is murdered in Cairo in the 1900s and the Mamur Zapt is called in to investigate

Cairo, 1910. The end of the boom and everyone seems to have money troubles. Then one day a civil servant dies at his desk. Was it pressure of work or something nastier? The whiff of corruption is in the air, with even Gareth Owen, the Mamur Zapt, under suspicion…

Owen’s investigation takes him to the heart of a sinister organization. But will he be up to taking them on? And will he be in time to stop the Camel of Destruction running through the city?

Praise for Michael Pearce:

‘Remarkable’ Daily Telegraph

‘Highly recommended’ Sunday Telegraph

‘Splendid … wittily rich … a born novelist’ Sunday Times

‘Enjoyable … original and charming’ Independent

ISBN: 9780008259327

Dimensions: 198mm x 129mm x 12mm

Weight: 150g

194 pages