Michael Pearce
The Women of the Souk: A Mamur Zapt Mystery Set in Pre-World War I Egypt
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In 1913, on a hot, sand-stormy day in Cairo, Captain Gareth Owen, the Mamur Zapt (Head of the Secret Police) spies through his office ...Read Review
The Mouth of the Crocodile: A Mamur Zapt Mystery Set in Pre-World War I Egypt
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In 1913 in Atbara, Sudan, a railway worker drowns in the Nile. An English lad, Jamie, cries murder but is ignored. The plot thickens ...Read Review
The Bride Box
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In 1913, while Egypt’s nominal head is a Khedive, the country is actually controlled by the British High Commissioner. Captain Owen is the ...Read Review
A Dead Man in Barcelona
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Set in 20th-century Barcelona, this is the fifth entry in Michael Pearce’s “a dead man in” series, featuring series protagonist Sandor Seymour ...Read Review
The Mark of the Pasha
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Shortly after the First World War, Gareth Owen holds the position of Mamur Zapt, head of the budding secret service, in British-occupied Egypt. ...Read Review
A Dead Man in Tangier
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In Tangiers of 1912, pig-sticking is a popular recreation, albeit a dangerous one, and is enjoyed by Monsieur Bossu – until he is stuck himself. ...Read Review
A Dead Man in Athens
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Athens in 1912 combines goat herds parading through dusty streets, Balkan political tensions, threats of war with Turkey, Bleriot flying machines in the air, ...Read Review
The Face In The Cemetery
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In 1914 Egypt, the Mamur Zapt – equivalent of the head of the Political Branch of England’s C.I.D – was usually summoned only ...Read Review
The Point in the Market
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This 15th in a series of adventures of Captain Owen, the Mamur Zapt, the British head of the Sultan’s Secret Police in ...Read Review
A Cold Touch of Ice
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This is Michael Pearce’s thirteenth Mamur Zapt mystery set in Cairo in 1912 when the British governed Egypt. The Mamur Zapt is the ...Read Review
