The Bellini Card

Author: Jason Goodwin
Publisher: Sarah Crichton Books
ISBN: 1429922729
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 427

Book Description
Investigator Yashim travels to Venice in the latest installment of the Edgar® Award–winning author Jason Goodwin's captivating historical mystery series Jason Goodwin's first Yashim mystery, The Janissary Tree, brought home the Edgar® Award for Best Novel. His follow-up, The Snake Stone, more than lived up to expectations and was hailed by Marilyn Stasio in The New York Times Book Review as "a magic carpet ride to the most exotic place on earth." Now, in The Bellini Card, Jason Goodwin takes us back into his "intelligent, gorgeous and evocative" (The Independent on Sunday) world, as dazzling as a hall of mirrors and utterly compelling. Istanbul, 1840: the new sultan, Abdülmecid, has heard a rumor that Bellini's vanished masterpiece, a portrait of Mehmet the Conqueror, may have resurfaced in Venice. Yashim, our eunuch detective, is promptly asked to investigate, but -- aware that the sultan's advisers are against any extravagant repurchase of the painting -- decides to deploy his disempowered Polish ambassador friend, Palewski, to visit Venice in his stead. Palewski arrives in disguise in down-and-out Venice, where a killer is at large as dealers, faded aristocrats, and other unknown factions seek to uncover the whereabouts of the missing Bellini. But is it the Bellini itself that endangers all, or something associated with its original loss? And why is it that all the killer's victims are somehow tied to the alluring Contessa d'Aspi d'Istria? Will the Austrians unmask Palewski, or will the killer find him first? Only Yashim can uncover the truth behind the manifold mysteries.

The Snake Stone

Author: Jason Goodwin
Publisher: Faber & Faber
ISBN: 0571267505
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 318

Book Description
Lefèvre, a French archaeologist, has arrived in Istanbul determined to uncover a lost Byzantine treasure. Yashim is commissioned to find out more about him. But when Lefèvre's mutilated body is discovered outside the French embassy, it turns out that there is only one suspect: Yashim himself. Once again, Yashim finds himself in a race against time to find the startling truth behind a shadowy secret society dedicated to the revival of the Byzantine Empire, caught in a deadly game deep beneath the city streets, a place where the stakes are high - and betrayal is death.

The Janissary Tree

Author: Jason Goodwin
Publisher: Faber & Faber
ISBN: 0571267491
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 354

Book Description
Yashim is no ordinary detective. It's not that he's particularly brave. Or that he cooks so well, or reads French novels. Not even that his best friend is the Ambassador from Poland, whose country has vanished from the map. Yashim is a eunuch. As the Sultan plans a series of radical reforms to his empire, a concubine is strangled in the palace harem. And a young cadet is found butchered in the streets of Istanbul. Delving deep into the city's crooked alleyways, and deeper still into its tumultuous past, Yashim discovers that some people will go to any lengths to preserve the traditions of the Ottoman Empire. Brilliantly evoking Istanbul in the 1830s, The Ottoman Detective is a fast-paced literary thriller with a spectacular cast, from mystic orders and lissom archivists to soup-makers and a seductive ambassador's wife. Darker than any of these is the mysterious figure who controls the Sultan's harem.

An Evil Eye

Author: Jason Goodwin
Publisher: Sarah Crichton Books
ISBN: 1429958871
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 302

Book Description
From the Edgar® Award–winning author of The Janissary Tree comes the fourth and most captivating Investigator Yashim mystery yet! It takes a writer of prodigious talents to conjure the Istanbul of the Ottoman Empire in all its majesty. In three previous novels, Jason Goodwin has taken us on stylish, suspenseful, and vibrant excursions into its exotic territory. Now, in An Evil Eye, the mystery of Istanbul runs deeper than ever before. It's 1839, and the admiral of the Ottoman fleet has defected to the Egyptians. It's up to the intrepid Investigator Yashim to uncover the man's motives. Of course, Fevzi Ahmet is no stranger to Yashim—it was Fevzi who taught the investigator his craft years ago. He's the only man whom Yashim has ever truly feared: ruthless, cruel, and unswervingly loyal to the sultan. So what could have led Yashim's former mentor to betray the Ottoman Empire? Yashim's search draws him into the sultan's seraglio, a well-appointed world with an undercurrent of fear, ambition, and deep-seated superstition. When the women of the sultan's orchestra begin inexplicably to grow ill and die, Yashim discovers that the admiral's defection may be rooted somewhere in the torturous strictures of the sultan's harem. No one knows more about the Ottoman Empire and Istanbul than Jason Goodwin, of whom Janet Maslin wrote in The New York Times: "Mr. Goodwin uses rich historical detail to elevate the books in this series . . . far above the realm of everyday sleuthing."

The Bellini Card

Author: Jason Goodwin
Publisher: Tantor Media Incorporated
ISBN: 9781400190126
Category : FICTION
Languages : en
Pages :

Book Description
In his third mystery featuring the eunuch detective Yashim, Jason Goodwin takes us back into a world that is as dazzling as a hall of mirrors and utterly compelling.

Revenge is a Must

Author: David Brautigam
Publisher: Authors Book Avenue
ISBN: 1962785319
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 178

Book Description
Prepare yourself for a gritty and pulse-pounding journey deep into the underworld of crime. A riveting story about family, deceit, and devastation, as “Revenge is a Must,” thrusts you headfirst into a world where every choice carries staggering consequences within the syndicate of the Gravane family. At the story's core stands Bobby Mancini, whose fate is inextricably linked to the ominous legacy of his father, Elliot. As Bobby has earned his role within the impenetrable New Jersey Mafia, they are about to face an adversary unlike any other—the juggernaut that is the United States Government. With a cunning FBI director harboring a personal vendetta, a cataclysmic clash erupts between mob boss, Richard Gravane, and a ruthless drug lord from South Beach, Florida, Philipe Moralez. Lives hang in the balance, and Bobby must bear witness to the unimaginable loss of those he cherishes most. As the flames of retaliation ignite within him, he embarks on a ruthless path, knowing he may become a version of himself that he swore he’d never become. In this high-octane odyssey where family loyalty knows no bounds, devastating losses spiral into a relentless pursuit of vengeance, while “Revenge is a Must” turns into the end game.

149 Paintings You Really Need to See in North America

Author: Julian Porter
Publisher: Dundurn
ISBN: 1459739361
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 481

Book Description
A guide to the best art in North American galleries, written and expertly curated by a pair of irreverent and knowledgeable guides to inform and entertain you — and save you from aching feet!

Genreflecting

Author: Diana Tixier Herald
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 1440858489
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 474

Book Description
Librarians who work with readers will find this well-loved guide to be a treasure trove of information. With descriptive annotations of thousands of genre titles mapped by genre and subgenre, this is the readers' advisor's go-to reference. Next to author, genre is the characteristic that readers use most to select reading material and the most trustworthy consideration for finding books readers will enjoy. With its detailed classification and pithy descriptions of titles, this book gives users valuable insights into what makes genre fiction appeal to readers. It is an invaluable aid for helping readers find books that they will enjoy reading. Providing a handy roadmap to popular genre literature, this guide helps librarians answer the perennial and often confounding question "What can I read next?" Herald and Stavole-Carter briefly describe thousands of popular fiction titles, classifying them into standard genres such as science fiction, fantasy, romance, historical fiction, and mystery. Within each genre, titles are broken down into more specific subgenres and themes. Detailed author, title, and subject indexes provide further access. As in previous editions, the focus of the guide is on recent releases and perennial reader favorites. In addition to covering new titles, this edition focuses more narrowly on the core genres and includes basic readers' advisory principles and techniques.

Daddy's Girl

Author: Sylvia Hubbard
Publisher: HubBooks/ Motown Writers Network
ISBN:
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 210

Book Description
Being an entrepreneur was all she really wanted, but even Onnilissa’s mother felt a woman needed a job and to let the dreams of owning a business go by the wayside. Matter of fact, she had just lost a boyfriend due to her determination to become an entrepreneur. To her surprise, the father she had never met left her with the majority stock to his company, which she realized she could cash in to acquire the money to start her business. In order to facilitate getting her hands on the money, Onnilissa must fly to Detroit, murder capital of the world and according to her mother where filthy men go to die. Onnilissa noticed the dark handsome stranger from the time she got on the plane until the time she was trying to find a ride to get to her hotel. “There are no rides,” he said standing next to his private car. “Not for several hours. I live here and I fly in late at night all the time. Would you like a ride?” The offer was innocent and genuine. She hadn’t had that in a long time and by the time they arrived at her hotel, she was inviting him up. It was one night, with a stranger, right? And that’s where her life starts to change. The next book in the Hearts of Detroit series is a standalone erotic thriller that readers are raving about.

To Catch a Thief

Author: David Dodge
Publisher: Diversion Books
ISBN: 162681600X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 252

Book Description
The classic mystery that inspired the Academy Award-winning film by Alfred Hitchcock. “Le Chat” is a legend. He is a mystery. He is a jewel thief, famous and elusive for being able to swipe anything and get away clean. He is John Robie, retired and living a quiet life, tending his rose garden in the South of France. But his retirement plans are thrown for a loop when a series of robberies too closely resemble the work of “Le Chat,” and the police start digging into Robie’s past. To keep himself free, and with the help of an equally mysterious young woman, John Robie will have to catch the true thief, before the police catch him.