false <![CDATA[The Janissary Tree (Yashim the Eunuch, #1)]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175199556m/492050.jpg 492050 21 It is 1836. Europe is modernizing, and the Ottoman Empire must follow suit. But just before the Sultan announces sweeping changes, a wave of murders threatens the fragile balance of power in his court. Who is behind them? Only one intelligence agent can be trusted to find out: Yashim Lastname, a man both brilliant and near-invisible in this world. You see, Yashim is a eunuch. He leads us into the palace's luxurious seraglios and Istanbul's teeming streets, and leans on the wisdom of a dyspeptic Polish ambassador, a transsexual dancer, and a Creole-born queen mother. And he introduces us to the Janissaries. For 400 years, they were the empire's elite soldiers, but they grew too powerful, and ten years ago, the Sultan had them crushed. Are the Janissaries staging a brutal comeback? {book: The Janissary Tree] is the first in a series featuring the most enchanting detective since [series: Precious Ramotswe of The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency]. Splendidly paced and illuminating, it belongs beside [author: Caleb Carr]'s [book: The Alienist] and the historical thrillers of [author: Arturo Perez-Reverte]. This first book in the [series: Investigator Yashim] series is a richly entertaining tale, full of exotic history and intrigue. 1175428 book 1999 The Janissary Tree total:502|5:48|4:190|3:188|2:60|1:16| 502 1700 814 176 2 3 false false Fri Dec 21 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Sun Jan 06 11:45:30 -0800 2008 Sun Apr 27 20:20:06 -0700 2008 more...]]> 2 2 false false Sun Mar 23 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Mar 25 10:26:37 -0700 2008 Tue Mar 25 10:31:31 -0700 2008 more...]]> 1 1 false false Sun Apr 13 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Apr 13 06:27:38 -0700 2008 Sun Apr 13 06:42:26 -0700 2008
It actually won an Edgar - which is why I checked it out the library in the first place.

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ETA: I have always been fascinated by the history of the place now called Turkey. I would lov...more...]]> 5 0 false false Tue Feb 17 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Feb 17 11:19:01 -0800 2009 Tue Feb 17 11:19:38 -0800 2009 more...]]> 2 0 false false Thu Sep 10 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 14 06:44:40 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 14 07:15:26 -0700 2009 The Janissary Tree bears all the earmarks of a first novel, including a healthy crop of irritating literary tics that I sincerely hope Goodwin will outgrow (to name one: the habit of ending many, many chapters with ridiculously p...more...]]> 2 0 false false Fri Jul 24 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Jul 25 10:00:49 -0700 2009 Sat Jul 25 10:22:06 -0700 2009 more...]]> 0 0 false false Fri Jun 19 20:51:13 -0700 2009 Fri Jun 19 20:51:40 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Mon Aug 17 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 08 11:04:50 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 17 17:21:54 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Feb 18 17:37:11 -0800 2009 Mon Mar 02 04:54:05 -0800 2009
Four cadets in the sultan's New Guard a...more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Sat Apr 18 07:39:34 -0700 2009 Sat Apr 18 07:47:42 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Nov 26 12:35:38 -0800 2008 Wed Nov 26 12:52:05 -0800 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Mar 25 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Mar 10 00:35:38 -0700 2009 Wed Mar 25 22:39:25 -0700 2009
Jason Goodwin started his literary career acclaimed books about the Ottoman Empire. That influence is very prevalent in his series of mysteries about a eunuch at the service of his majesty the Sultan.

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Harga toko : Rp. 49,900


Sebuah novel detektif populer yang unik dan menarik berlatar kota Istanbul, Turki, pada abad kesembilan belas, di seputar harem Sultan Mahmut II.

Pada mulanya adalah pembunuhan terhadap seorang selir Sult...more...]]> 3 1 false false Thu Sep 24 11:16:53 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 17 22:51:12 -0700 2008 Thu Sep 24 11:16:53 -0700 2009 i got a copy from my colleague...]]> 3 0 false false Thu Jul 09 18:32:50 -0700 2009 Sun Jul 12 17:47:54 -0700 2009 ...more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=492050