The snake stone /
Goodwin, Jason, 1964-
The snake stone / Jason Goodwin. - 1st Picador ed. - New York : Picador, 2008, c2007. - 290 p. ; 21 cm.
"Sarah Crichton books."
Booklist New York Times Pub Weekly
Yashim Togalu, a eunuch investigator in 1830's Istanbul, is enlisted to look into the activities of a French archaeologist searching for a lost Byzantine treasure, but thefocus of his mission changes to one of self-preservation when the treasure-seeker is found murdered and Yashim becomes the main suspect.
Adult Adult Follett Library Resources
0312428022 9780312428020 (pbk.)
Eunuchs--Fiction.
Favorites, Royal--Fiction.
Police--Turkey--Istanbul--Fiction.
Courts and courtiers--Fiction.
Eunuchs--Fiction.
Historical fiction.
Mystery fiction.
Police--Istanbul (Turkey)--Fiction.
Istanbul (Turkey)--Court and courtiers--Fiction.
Istanbul (Turkey)--History--19th century--Fiction.
Istanbul (Turkey)--Court and courtiers--Fiction.
Istanbul (Turkey)--History--Fiction.
Historical fiction.
Mystery fiction.
PS3607.O59227 / S63 2008
813/.6 [Fic]
The snake stone / Jason Goodwin. - 1st Picador ed. - New York : Picador, 2008, c2007. - 290 p. ; 21 cm.
"Sarah Crichton books."
Booklist New York Times Pub Weekly
Yashim Togalu, a eunuch investigator in 1830's Istanbul, is enlisted to look into the activities of a French archaeologist searching for a lost Byzantine treasure, but thefocus of his mission changes to one of self-preservation when the treasure-seeker is found murdered and Yashim becomes the main suspect.
Adult Adult Follett Library Resources
0312428022 9780312428020 (pbk.)
Eunuchs--Fiction.
Favorites, Royal--Fiction.
Police--Turkey--Istanbul--Fiction.
Courts and courtiers--Fiction.
Eunuchs--Fiction.
Historical fiction.
Mystery fiction.
Police--Istanbul (Turkey)--Fiction.
Istanbul (Turkey)--Court and courtiers--Fiction.
Istanbul (Turkey)--History--19th century--Fiction.
Istanbul (Turkey)--Court and courtiers--Fiction.
Istanbul (Turkey)--History--Fiction.
Historical fiction.
Mystery fiction.
PS3607.O59227 / S63 2008
813/.6 [Fic]