Jason Goodwin
The captivating return of Yashim, the eunuch investigator from the intelligent, elliptical and beguilingly written" ,(The Times, London), bestseller, The Janissary Tree,When a French archaeologist arrives in 1830s Istanbul determined to track down a lost Byzantine treasure, the local Greek communities are uncertain how to react; the man seems dangerously well informed. Yashim Togalu, who so brilliantly solved the mysterious murders in ,The Janissary Tree,, is once again enlisted to investigate. But when the archaeologistâ€™s mutilated body is discovered outside the French embassy, it turns out there is only one suspect: Yashim himself.,The New York Times ,celebrated ,The Janissary Tree ,as â€œthe perfect escapist mystery,â€ and ,The Daily Telegraph ,called it â€œ[A] tremendous first novel . . . Beautifully written, perfectly judged, humane, witty and captivating.â€,Â ,With ,The Snake Stone,, Jason Goodwin delights us with another transporting romp through the back streets of nineteenth-century Istanbul. Yashim finds himself racing against time once again, to uncover the startling truth behind a shadowy society dedicated to the revival of the Byzantine Empire, encountering along the way such vibrant characters as Lord Byronâ€™s doctor and the sultanâ€™s West Indiesâ€“born mother, the Valide. Armed only with a unique sixteenth-century book, the dashing eunuch leads us into a world where the stakes are high, betrayal is deathâ€”and the pleasure to the reader is immense.
Mystery,Historical,Historical Fiction,Fiction,Historical,Mystery,Historical Mystery,Mystery,Crime,Thriller,Mystery Thriller,Thriller,Cultural,Asia,Audiobook
The Snake Stone