by Jason Goodwin, Stephen Hoye
It's a good mystery in an unusual setting (Istanbul in the 1830s), with clever twists and turns and occasional flashes of brilliance in the writing. Perhaps a few too many twists, in truth, but on the whole, well worth the read.
I'm not completely familiar with Turkey or the Ottoman Empire or books about one of them. Still, I picked this book at a bookshop, and liked the blurb. I didn't really know what to expect though... But I thought it was an interesting book, I don't know how accurate the book was exactly in the way ...
This was in the unread pile like forever and it wasn't worth waiting for. Setting the scene is one thing, but so much time is spent on details and surroundings that the plot gets bogged down and moves at a snail's pace. By the time it got to the unnecessarily convoluted end, I cared more about the b...
Janissary Tree A detective novel where the investigator is a Eunuch, Yashim, who is investigating a murder in the Harem and four young cadets in the new army who have replaced the Janissaries. When the Janissaries were disbanded they weren't unsatisfied by the situation. All clues point at their ...
workaday mp3I love historical mysteries and the setting here was very interesting.
A pretty good mystery with a unique setting (~1830 Istanbul) and a likeable and interesting protagonist. I liked how the book was organized in very short chapters and switched perspective often. I wavered about whether to give it 4 stars but while it was an enjoyable read it didn't draw me in or st...
Historian Jason Goodwin's foray into novels, "The Janissary Tree," is both entertaining and educational. Drawing upon his expertise on the Ottoman Empire, Goodwin crafts a murder mystery with an unusual detective: a eunuch called Yashim.Four cadets in the sultan's New Guard are abducted at the beg...
The first offering in this detective series set in Istambul in the 1830's. Yashim is on the trail of a conspirary of former soldiers "The Janissaries" while trying to solve the murder of a woman in the Sultan's harem and the theft of the Sultan's mother precious jewels given to her by Napoleon's wif...
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