The Abyssinian proof
White, Jenny B. (1953-)
The Abyssinian proof / Jenny White - 1st ed - New York : W. W. Norton & Co. , c2008. - 396 p. ; 25 cm.
"A Kamil Pasha novel"--Jacket.
The Ottoman Empire is plagued by thefts of antiquities from mosques and churches that, within days, appear for sale in Europe. Among them is a reliquary, presumed lost for four hundred years and around which an elaborate and mysterious sect has grown.In Istanbul, magistrate Kamil Pasha is under pressure to break the smuggling ring amid rising tensions between Christians and Muslims. He confronts a mysterious adversary who will stop at nothing to get the reliquary first. With the Balkans aflame and Kamilâ's personal life in upheaval, the search into the old neighborhoods where Istanbulâ's crime rings reside may cost Kamil not only his position but also his life.Jenny White enters this time of distrust and turmoil, re-creating the gritty underworld of a dying empire.
9780393062052
2007038246
Archaeological thefts----Fiction
Istanbul (Turkey)---History---19th Century----Fiction
Historical fiction
Mystery fiction
PS3623.H5763 / A65 2008
MYS WHI
The Abyssinian proof / Jenny White - 1st ed - New York : W. W. Norton & Co. , c2008. - 396 p. ; 25 cm.
"A Kamil Pasha novel"--Jacket.
The Ottoman Empire is plagued by thefts of antiquities from mosques and churches that, within days, appear for sale in Europe. Among them is a reliquary, presumed lost for four hundred years and around which an elaborate and mysterious sect has grown.In Istanbul, magistrate Kamil Pasha is under pressure to break the smuggling ring amid rising tensions between Christians and Muslims. He confronts a mysterious adversary who will stop at nothing to get the reliquary first. With the Balkans aflame and Kamilâ's personal life in upheaval, the search into the old neighborhoods where Istanbulâ's crime rings reside may cost Kamil not only his position but also his life.Jenny White enters this time of distrust and turmoil, re-creating the gritty underworld of a dying empire.
9780393062052
2007038246
Archaeological thefts----Fiction
Istanbul (Turkey)---History---19th Century----Fiction
Historical fiction
Mystery fiction
PS3623.H5763 / A65 2008
MYS WHI
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