In his third mystery featuring the eunuch detective Yashim, Jason Goodwin takes us back into a world that is as dazzling as a hall of mirrors and utterly compelling.
The porter protested. “I think we didn't ought to go in there. It's not allowed.” “I'm allowed,” Yashim said shortly. “And you're with me. Come on.” It was darker this time, but Yashim knew where to go. At the head of the steps he put ...
This is a breathtaking, extraordinary conclusion to one of the most beloved series in mystery fiction, and its ending will leave you truly astonished.
When a French archaeologist who has come to Istanbul looking for ancient Greek artifacts turns up dead, Yashim, an intelligence agent and a eunuch, becomes the main suspect and finds himself investigating a secret society and exploring the ...
No one knows more about the Ottoman Empire and Istanbul than Jason Goodwin, of whom Janet Maslin wrote in The New York Times: "Mr. Goodwin uses rich historical detail to elevate the books in this series . . . far above the realm of everyday ...
But the British ambassador Porter would have advised him to steer clear of the whole thing: the reception of ambassadors struck him as so humiliating that he could only suppose that nobody had ever dared mention it to their respective ...
A fabulously rich and entertaining story .
" Cooking with Yashim presents a selection of authentic Turkish recipes to celebrate the publication of An Evil Eye, the fourth novel in the series by Edgar Award winner Jason Goodwin.
Mirette learns tightrope walking from Monsieur Bellini, a guest in her mother's boarding house, not knowing that he is a celebrated tightrope artist who has withdrawn from performing because of fear.
Winter 2003
Told as an object biography and imagined as an exploration of art historical methodologies, this book situates Gentile's portrait in evolving dialogues between East and West, uncovering the many and varied ways that objects construct ...