An epic and playful mystery of passion,fear,scandal and murder,from one of history's master storytellers. 1901. Night draws in. With the stealth of a spy vessel,the royal ship Aziziye approaches the famous vistas of Mingheria,the twenty-ninth state of the ailing Ottoman Empire.
The ship carries Princess Pakize,the daughter of a deposed sultan,her doctor husband,and the Royal Chemist,Bonkowski Pasha. Not all of them will survive the weeks ahead. There are rumours of plague - rumours some in power will try to suppress.
But plague is not the only killer. Mingheria is on the cusp of catastrophe,and the future of a fragile empire is at stake.
Publisher: Faber & FaberISBN: 9780571352951Number of pages: 704Weight: 576 gDimensions: 198 x 129 x 42 mmEdition: Main
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