{"product_id":"the-janissary-tree-paperback","title":"The Janissary Tree - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJason Goodwin\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWINNER OF THE EDGAR AWARD FOR BEST NOVEL \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis first book in the Investigator Yashim series is a richly entertaining tale, full of exotic history and intrigue, introduces Investigator Yashim: In 1830s Istanbul, an extra-ordinary hero tackles an extraordinary plot that threatens to topple the Ottoman Empire\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHe 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?\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJASON GOODWIN\u003c\/b\u003e is the Edgar Award-winning author of the Investigator Yashim series. The first five books--\u003ci\u003eThe Janissary Tree\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Snake Stone\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Bellini Card\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAn Evil Eye\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Baklava Club\u003c\/i\u003e--have been published to international acclaim, alongside \u003ci\u003eYashim Cooks Istanbul\u003c\/i\u003e, a cookbook of Ottoman Turkish recipes inspired by the series. Goodwin studied Byzantine history at Cambridge and is the author of \u003ci\u003eLords of the Horizons: A History of the Ottoman Empire\u003c\/i\u003e, among other award-winning nonfiction. He lives with his wife and children in England.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.3 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 15, 2007\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51762441257248,"sku":"9780312426132","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/a358f1e74279b3b8989e18bf511b58e3_9c1ccbdd-e8cb-44fe-87c7-5612b1168337.webp?v=1780221347","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-janissary-tree-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}