Camel of Destruction, The: A Mamur Zapt Mystery
by Michael Pearce
List Price:
Our Price: $18.96
You Save: $5.99 (24%)
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
Buy Used: from $0.01 (click here)
Category: Book
See more book details and other editions
Book Summary Information
Author: Michael PearceEdition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2002-07-15
ISBN: 1590580249
Number of pages: 250
Publisher: Poisoned Pen Press
Book Reviews of Camel of Destruction, The: A Mamur Zapt Mystery
Book Review: Terrific writing, great plot, wonderful setting
Summary: 5 Stars
This book is a gem! The writing is excellent, the plot is engaging, the characters' dialogue is witty, and the setting is so real you feel as though you're walking right along with Captain Owen as he navigates the various neighborhoods of Cairo hunting down a lead. Best of all, the book is filled with that droll, dry British sense of humor. There are some laugh-out-loud moments as Owen has to negotiate/cajole/lightly threaten a number of haughty civil servants and bureaucrats.
I like this series much more than Michael Pearce's "Dead Man" series (A Dead Man in Istanbul, A Dead Man in Athens, etc). The writing is much better and the plots are more interesting. So if any of you out there weren't impressed by the "Dead Man" series, I highly recommend you give this Mamur Zapt series a try. I'm so glad my local library has this series. It's a real shame that these books aren't more readily available.
Summary of Camel of Destruction, The: A Mamur Zapt Mystery
Cairo, 1910. Captain Owen, The Mamur Zapt, is the head of Egypt?s Political CID in the heyday of British Rule. He is ultimately responsible for law and order in the Khedive?s Cairo. When the rules, whether obvious or hidden, are flouted, he steps into action although it sometimes looks like he?s merely stepped sideways, out of the way. Now it is the end of the boom, leaving banks beleaguered and borrowers in trouble whether the poorest land-working fellahin or the richest land-owning Pashas. Then a civil servant suspiciously dies at his desk. The whiff of corruption is in the air. Even Owen, supposed to be investigating the affair, appears to be living beyond his means. As he turns to such unlikely allies as the Grand Mufti, the local barber, and the Widow Shawquat, he penetrates to the heart of such sinister organizations as the Khedive?s Agricultural Society (?). The rich are tricky, and money speaks louder than words, challenging Owen to use all his skills to stop the Camel of Destruction...General Books
Book Subjects
- Arts & Photography
- Audiobooks on Cassette
- Audiobooks on CD
- Biographies & Memoirs
- Business & Investing
- Children's Books
- Comics & Graphic Novels
- Computers & Internet
- Cooking, Food & Wine
- e-Books
- Engineering
- Entertainment
- Gay & Lesbian
- Health, Mind & Body
- History
- Home & Garden
- Horror
- Law
- Literature & Fiction
- Medicine
- Mystery & Thrillers
- Nonfiction
- Outdoors & Nature
- Parenting & Families
- Professional & Technical
- Reference
- Religion & Spirituality
- Romance
- Science
- Science Fiction & Fantasy
- Sports
- Teens
- Travel
Most talked about in Mystery & Suspense with flavors of Ancient Egypt
The Poisoner of Ptah: A Story of Intrigue and Murder Set in Ancient Egypt (Ancient Egypt Mysteries)by P. C. Doherty
St. Martin's Minotaur; Published: 2008-02-19; Hardcover; Book
Best price: $11.93
Price in other shops:
A Murder in Thebes: A Mystery of Alexander the Greatby Anna Apostolou, P. C. Doherty (writing as Apostolou)
St Martins Pr; Published: 1998-12; Hardcover; Book
Best price: $8.15
Price in other shops:
The Horus Perspective: An Egyptian Mysteryby Shirley Surrette Duffy, Florence E. Freeman
Hollis Publishing Company; Published: 2006-11; Hardcover; Book
Best price: $22.95
Dogheaded Death, an historical mystery novelby Ray Faraday Nelson
Strang Communications Co; Published: 1989-10; Paperback; Book
Best price: $7.95
Price in other shops:
The Diveby Peter David Orr
Orr Books; Published: 2006-10-13; Paperback; Book
Best price: $15.33
Price in other shops:
Death in Egypt (G. K. Chesterton Mystery Series #1)by Kel Richards
Beacon Communications Pty Ltd; Published: 1996-01; Paperback; Book
Price in other shops:
Before the Cock Crow (The First Born of Egypt Series)by Simon Raven
House of Stratus; Published: 2001-01; Paperback; Book
Price in other shops:
The Mingrelian Conspiracy: A Mamur Zapt Mystery (Mamur Zapt Mysteries)by Michael Pearce
Poisoned Pen Press; Published: 2003-07; Hardcover; Book
Best price: $306.86
Donkey-Vous, The: A Mamur Zapt Mysteryby Michael Pearce
Poisoned Pen Press; Published: 2002-07-15; Paperback; Book
Best price: $8.06
Price in other shops:
The Eye of Horusby Carol Thurston
HarperTorch; Published: 2001-07-01; Mass Market Paperback; Book
Best price: $4.93
Price in other shops:
Similar Books and other products
Night of the Dog, The: A Mamur Zapt Mysteryby Michael Pearce
Poisoned Pen Press; Published: 2002-07-15; Paperback; Book
Best price: $8.87
Price in other shops:
The Mamur Zapt & The Return of the Carpetby Michael Pearce
Poisoned Pen Press; Published: 2001-11-01; Paperback; Book
Best price: $8.26
Price in other shops:
Mingrelian Conspiracy, The: A Mamur Zapt Mystery (Mamur Zapt Mysteries)by Michael Pearce
Poisoned Pen Press; Published: 2003-07-31; Paperback; Book
Best price: $9.79
Price in other shops:
Girl in the Nile, The: A Mamur Zapt Mystery (Mamur Zapt Mysteries)by Michael Pearce
Poisoned Pen Press; Published: 2003-05-15; Paperback; Book
Best price: $8.82
Price in other shops:
Fig Tree Murder, The: A Mamur Zapt Mysteryby Michael Pearce
Poisoned Pen Press; Published: 2003-11-30; Paperback; Book
Best price: $14.95
Point in the Market, The: A Mamur Zapt Mystery (Mamur Zapt Mysteries)by Michael Pearce
Poisoned Pen Press; Published: 2003-01-30; Hardcover; Book
Best price: $16.33
Price in other shops:
Snake Catcher's Daughter, The: A Mamur Zapt Mystery (Mamur Zapt Mysteries)by Michael Pearce
Poisoned Pen Press; Published: 2003-03-15; Paperback; Book
Best price: $12.63
Price in other shops:
Donkey-Vous, The: A Mamur Zapt Mysteryby Michael Pearce
Poisoned Pen Press; Published: 2002-07-15; Paperback; Book
Best price: $8.06
Price in other shops:
A Cold Touch of Ice: A Mamur Zapt Mysteryby Michael Pearce
Poisoned Pen Press; Published: 2006-08-01; Paperback; Book
Best price: $8.81
Price in other shops:
Spoils of Egypt, The: A Mamur Zapt Mystery (Mamur Zapt Mysteries)by Michael Pearce
Poisoned Pen Press; Published: 2003-07-30; Paperback; Book
Best price: $8.49
Price in other shops: