{"product_id":"death-of-an-effendi-michael-pearce-9781590581780","title":"Death of an Effendi","description":"\u003cp\u003eIt's 1909, and Cairo is the murder capital of the world. Deaths are two a piastre. But the death of an effendi is something different. Effendis--the Egyptian elite--are important. Especially if they happen to be foreign.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen effendi Tvardovsky is shot at a gathering of financiers in Crocodilopolis, the ancient City of the Crocodiles, Mamur Zapt Gareth Owen--Chief of Cairo's Secret Police--is called in to investigate. In some countries, if someone goes for a walk or a boat ride with the Head of the Secret Police and doesn't come back, it's best not to ask any questions. And there are powerful people who might prefer Tvardovsky dead.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThere are still crocodiles--of all kinds--in Egypt. And when the crocodiles start cooperating, it's time to really watch out....\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Michael Pearce\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1590581784\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781590581780\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Poisoned Pen Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/17\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.10h x 5.30w x 0.50d","brand":"Michael Pearce","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45331686195455,"sku":"9781590581780","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_2f1c7334-c779-4c9d-9502-e2200f532168.jpg?v=1713970620","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/death-of-an-effendi-michael-pearce-9781590581780","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}