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Lovely writing and the characters are interesting, as is the setting. I did figure out at least half of the bad guy team about half way, so that was disappointing but it was still fun to read. Inspector Yashim is tasked by two people to solve what he believes are unrelated crimes, and explores the changing social and political landscape of 19th century Istanbul in his attempts to solve both. 3.5/5 read if you enjoy historical fiction

Istanbul in the 1830's. Yashim is on the trail of a conspirary of former soldiers "The Janissaries", trying to solve the murder of a woman in the Sultan's harem and the theft of the Sultan's mother precious jewels given to her by Josephine Bonaparte. The details on the way people live, the city, the "war" the Europeans are waging in the area with the "Great Game" in the background make the plot and action interesting and keep your reading.

A trio of books I have really, really loved set in the Middle East in three different eras. #maybookflowers #setinthemiddleeast

I can tell this could be a good read if I were in the right frame of mind for it. There is a lot of context setting for the time period and locale so the plot is secondary. I have put it down for another time. I will probably try it another time, when I have more time to dig in.