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The Abyssinian proof / Jenny White

By:

White, Jenny B. (Jenny Barbara), (1953-)

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: New York : W. W. Norton & Co. , c2008.Edition: 1st edDescription: 396 p. ; 25 cmISBN:

9780393062052

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DDC classification:

MYS WHI

LOC classification:

PS3623.H5763 A65 2008

Summary: 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.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Mystery	Biblioteca Pública de San Miguel de Allende, A.C. Sala Ingles	General	MYS WHI (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		007688

"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.

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