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The latest in Michael Pearce's charming, award-winning series set in Edwardian Egypt.
Cairo, 1909.The murder capital of the world, where deaths are two a piastre. But the death of an effendi? That is something different. Because effendis - the Egyptian élite - are important. Especially if - in a country ruled by foreigners - they happen to be foreign.
When Tvardovsky, an effendi and a foreigner, is shot at a gathering of financiers, Gareth Owen - the Mamur Zapt, Chief of Cairo's Secret Police - is called in to investigate. But is he the right man for the job? In some countries, if someone goes for a walk, or a boat ride, with the Head of the Secret Police and doesn't come back, it's best not to ask any questions. And there are powerful people who might have preferred Tvardovsky dead.
As the maverick financier said, before going on the fatal shooting party, there were still crocodiles in Egypt. Of all kinds. And perhaps the place to look for them was Crocodilopolis, the ancient City of the Crocodiles, where the financiers were to hold their meeting. It is when the crocodiles start cooperating, said Tvardovsky, that you really have to watch out…
- Sales Rank: #604567 in Books
- Brand: Brand: Poisoned Pen Press
- Published on: 2004-05-01
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 8.10" h x .50" w x 5.30" l,
- Binding: Paperback
- 207 pages
- Used Book in Good Condition
From Booklist
*Starred Review* Fans of Pearce's delightful Mamur Zapt series will find this latest entry among the best of the bunch and clearly deserving of its shortlisting for the Ellis Peters Award. Captain Gareth Owen, Chief of Cairo's Secret Police (called Mamur Zapt), is asked to guard Russian financier Tvardovsky during a shooting party for potential Egyptian investors. But Owen fails. Tvardovsy, along with hundreds of birds, is shot dead, apparently by another member of the hunting party. Before Owen can set the investigatory wheels turning, Tvardovsky's body is spirited away, and another Russian is imprisoned for murdering him. Owen and his colleague Mahmoud are furious that the foreign effendi's death has not been properly investigated, and they're positive the wrong man has been jailed. But when the pair attempt to unearth the truth, they are thwarted at every turn. Their tenacity eventually pays off, and they crack the case, but even these two experienced investigators are shocked by the bizarre story that emerges. Witty and beguiling, with an amusing cast of characters, this story also offers a charming glimpse of turn of the century Cairo. The Mamur Zapt series has been underappreciated for too long; let's hope this one brings Pearce the wider audience he has long deserved. Emily Melton
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Once again Michael Pearce
has effortlessly brought to
life the city and surround
ing background. His dia
logue is particularly good."
- Sunday Telegraph
*Starred Review*
Fans of Pearce’s delightful Mamur Zapt series will find this latest entry among the best of the bunch and clearly deserving of its shortlisting for the Ellis Peters Award. Captain Gareth Owen, Chief of Cairo’s Secret Police (called Mamur Zapt), is asked to guard Russian financier Tvardovsky during a shooting party for potential Egyptian investors. But Owen fails. Tvardovsky, along with hundreds of birds, is shot dead, apparently by another member of the hunting party. Before Owen can set the investigatory wheels turning, Tvardovsky’s body is spirited away, and another Russian is imprisoned for murdering him. Owen and his colleague Mahmoud are furious that the foreign effendi’s death has not been properly investigated, and they’re positive the wrong man has been jailed. But when the pair attempt to unearth the truth, they are thwarted at every turn. Their tenacity eventually pays off, and they crack the case, but even these two experienced investigators are shocked by the bizarre story that emerges. Witty and beguiling, with an amusing cast of characters, this story also offers a charming glimpse of turn of the century Cairo. The Mamur Zapt series has been underappreciated for too long; let’s hope this one brings Pearce the wider audience he has long deserved. -- Emily Melton, Booklist (6/01/2004)
The twelfth installment in this wonderful, ironically funny, mystery series, DEATH OF AN EFFENDI was a treat to read from start to finish. With a deep appreciation for the historical and cultural nuances of the period, Michael Pearce successfully transports the reader to Egypt in the early part of the
twentieth century, sketching out quickly and with a few well placed phrases and sentences the special interests that many foreign powers had in the region, and the frustrations that the locals felt about living in a country under the yoke of a foreign power. But that's just for starters. For, of course, Michael Pearce also manages to marry a clever and cunning mystery subplot to the political one, and tells his story in such a completely wry and gently humourous manner that, before you know it you've spent an
entire afternoon imagining yourself in Egypt, walking the narrow bazaar streets with the Mamur Zapt in
search of evil doers and trying to maintain the status quo. Fast paced and simply told, DEATH OF
AN EFFENDI proved to be a memorable and worthwhile read. I not only enjoyed this installment
thoroughly, but also came away with a better picture of what was going on historically. Shortlisted for
the Ellis Peters Award for Best Historical Novel of the Year (in 1999), DEATH OF AN EFFENDI should have won that award; unfortunately, it didn't. So, hoping to mitigate that oversight, I'm awarding the novel the BLACK DIAMOND for excellence. -- Sheila Nathan, I Love A Mystery Newsletter
About the Author
Michael Pearce grew up in the (then) Anglo-Egyptian Sudan among the political and other tensions he draws on for his books. He returned there later to teach and retains a human rights interest in the area. His career has followed the standard academic rake’s progress from teaching to writing to administration. He finds international politics a pallid imitation of academic ones.
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"Ideas are dangerous. They have consequences."
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The twelfth Mamur Zapt mystery, _Death of an Effendi_ is original and clever - one of the better stories in the series. At its core, it is a financial mystery, which is a new take on the genre, one in which I enjoyed tremendously. A foreign gentleman ("effendi") has been murdered, the motive apparently his connection to the world of international finance. As Peacre puts it, "In the world of low finance, you couldn't get away with anything. In the world of high finance, you could - sometimes - get away with murder." With this premise, Pearce takes readers into the complex nature of Egypt under the Khedive - ostensibly an independent state, but one closely managed and strongly influenced by Britain, whose excuse for (almost) governing Egypt was, on the surface, financial.
In the previous Mamur Zapt mysteries, the tension between Egptian governance and British oversight (and governance) was ever present. Even the Mamur Zapt himself is an embodiment of this: the title and office are an Ottoman one, acting as chief of the political police; the person in that office, the fictional Gareth Owen, is a Welsh captain in the British army, put there by the British government. In _Death of an Effendi_, this tension comes front and center: where exactly do the loyalties of Owen lie -wIth the title and job description, or with those who placed him in the office in the first place? In wrestling with this convergence of interests, the Mamur Zapt must also delve into the world of finance to discover the connections and motives behind the murder and to find those responsible.
The fictional plot points of the crime and the protagonist are brilliantly interwoven with larger factual issues: the immense agricultural potential of the Fayoum, of Egyptian national interests, and of course of the economic and political interests of the Great Powers, each seeking to beneift (as has Britain) at the expense of Egypt, each nation protected by the "capitulations" granting special legal privlidges to foreigners.
As with the earlier books in the series, Pearce has a remarkable eye for the details of life in Egypt, and the interplay between characters and their motives (be it political, financial or romantic) is witty and clever. What makes _Death of an Effendi_ such a good read is the seamless manner in which history and fiction are blended together. Even though this story is well into the series, if you were to read only one of the books featuring the Mamur Zapt, this would be my recommendation.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful.
great early twentieth century Egyptian police procedural
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In 1909 Egypt the Mamur Zapt, Gareth Owen, joins several VIPs on a shoot that makes him feel like a duck out of water as most of the effendi attending are financiers or royals. However, during the gala, someone shoots the Russian Tvardovsky. As expected by his position, Owen begins to investigate to determine whether the death was an accident or a homicide with his only clue being that the foreign victim discussed crocodiles in Egypt.
Prince Fuad interferes with the Mamur Zapt inquiries trying to insure that an accident is reported if he cannot stop the investigation. However, Gareth continues to look into the matter with the diligence he always brings to his job though he worries about the repercussions from the royals, especially how Fuad will react. Fuad increases the pressure for Owen to conduct a sham, but he refuses.
The Mamur Zapt series consistently provide some of the best early twentieth century police procedural tales on the market. The latest entry, DEATH OF AN EFFENDI, is a fabulous tale that as usual provides an intriguing glimpse at Egypt in 1909 where foreigners heavily influence what happens to the country. The investigation is top of the line as Gareth struggles with Prince Fuad's reluctance and with potential witnesses fearful of alienating foreigners and or the Mamur Zapt. Fans of historical mysteries will appreciate this tale that brings to life a bygone era whose impact remains strong almost a century later.
Harriet Klausner
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