The Janissary Tree

Jason Goodwin

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English

Faber & Faber
01 August 2007

Fiction & Literature; Historical mysteries

Series: Yashim the Ottoman Detective

A concubine is strangled in the palace harem. And a young cadet is found butchered in the streets of Istanbul. Delving deep into the city's crooked alleyways, and deeper still into its tumultuous past, the eunuch Yashim discovers that some people will go to any lengths to preserve the traditions of the Ottoman Empire.

Brilliantly evoking Istanbul in the 1830s, The Janissary Tree is a fast-paced literary thriller with a spectacular cast, from mystic orders and lissom archivists to soup-makers and a seductive ambassador's wife. Darker than any of these is the mysterious figure who controls the Sultan's harem.

By: Jason Goodwin
Imprint: Faber & Faber
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: New edition
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 128mm, Spine: 21mm
Weight: 280g
ISBN: 9780571229246
ISBN 10: 0571229247
Series: Yashim the Ottoman Detective
Pages: 352
Publication Date: 01 August 2007
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Author Website: http://jasongoodwin.info/

Jason Goodwin studied Byzantine history at Cambridge University and is the author of Lords of the Horizons: A History of the Ottoman Empire. He lives in Sussex, England, is married with four children, speaks French and German and once walked to Istanbul from Poland. This is the first of a series of novels featuring Yashim.