Mamur Zapt - The Snake-Catcher’s Daughter (Mamur Zapt, Book 8)
In this engrossing murder mystery set in the Egypt of the 1900s, the Mamur Zapt finds himself under threat from a campaign to discredit Cairo’s senior policemen.
Cairo in the 1900s. The Mamur Zapt, Head of Cairo’s secret police, finds himself in a compromising position. The city’s senior policemen are the subject of a smear campaign, a stinging attack which raises uncomfortable questions about their integrity.
The Mamur Zapt himself is suspected, but is he above suspicion? Owen’s investigation takes him into hitherto uncharted territory: the underworld of Cairo and the dangerous profession of snake-catching…
”'Diverting, droll and original … Positively oxygenated with charm” - Literary Review
”'Pearce takes apart ancient history and reassembles it with beguiling wit and colour” - Sunday Times
”'This series continues to be the most delightful in current detective fiction” - Scotsman
”'Irresistible fun” - Time Out