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"The fourth chapter in the adventures of Investigator Yashim, the eunuch detective"--Provided by publisher.

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.

Dramatic and passionate, comic and gruesome, "Lords of the Horizons" is a history of the Ottoman Empire, a travel book, and a vision of a lost world, all in one. 30 illustrations.

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.

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.

"Inspector Yashim must search for an Polish prince who has been taken hostage by an Italian revolutionary cell"--Provided by publisher.

Winter 2003

Elisha Graves Otis s safe elevator made possible the construction of the skyscraper and laid the technical foundation for dynamic urban centers around the world. Jason Goodwin s account of the product and the business that Otis created is an American story of continuous growth and reinvention.

“People of the nation do not understand our banking and monetary system, for if they did, I believe there would be a revolution before tomorrow morning.” Those words come from Henry Ford, and they are truer today than ever. Banks continue to purchase assets with other people’s money, which contributed to the global debt crisis that devastated so many individuals and families. Jason Goodwin, a lifelong student of the economy, outlines how the banking and monetary system work in this book that not only informs but will make you downright angry. He focuses on topics such as • countries like Greece that are hamstrung by massive debt, • causes of the global debt crisis, and • economic policies that make it difficult for households to pay their bills and get ahead in life. He also examines how banks become investors when companies offer shares to the public via initial public offerings. Banks use other people’s money to become the largest investors of these companies, which can cause massive socio-economic problems. Get truthful answers on why the world is suffering a debt crisis along with practical solutions to solve the problem with this insightful overview of the global economy.

With the wry and admiring eye of a modern Tocqueville, Jason Goodwin gives us a biography of the dollar and the story of its astonishing career through the wilds of American history. Looking at the dollar over the years as a form of art, a kind of advertising, and a reflection of American attitudes, Goodwin delves into folklore and the development of printing, investigates wildcats and counterfeiters, explains why a buck is a buck and how Dixie got its name. Bringing together an array of quirky detail and often hilarious anecdote, Goodwin tells the story of America through its most beloved product.

Detective Yashim is more than a sleuth—he''s also a great cook. And as the Financial Times says, "What is there not to love in a detective who enjoys cooking as much as he enjoys eating?" Cooking with Yashim presents a selection of authentic Turkish recipes to celebrate the publication of An Evil Eye, the fourth novel in the series by Edgar Award winner Jason Goodwin. Like a turban glimpsed on the street, a draft of sweet coffee, or the slender shadow of a minaret, Yashim''s dishes help to re-create the flavors of 19th-century Istanbul—its abundance of seasonal vegetables, fresh fish drawn from the waters of the Bosporus and the Sea of Marmara, the ubiquitous soups and grilled lamb, the yogurt, and the spices that scent the air of the Egyptian bazaar. Goodwin''s collected recipes from his previous novels The Janissary Tree, The Bellini Card, The Snake Stone, and An Evil Eye for the first time in this exclusive ebook, complete with an excerpt from Yashim''s latest mystery.

Full Of Brilliantly Observed Details, This Book Evokes Past And Present With Lively Scope Of Ironies Of History, Following The Tea Trade From Its Origins In The Canton Factories Through The Opium Wars And The Settement Of British India, When Planters Were Also Empire Builders, To Its Influence On The Present Day.

Goodwin traces the origin of "cha", or tea, from its beginnings in Canton factories through the Opium Wars and the settlement of British India, in this personal journey throught the serpentine history of the tea trade. "An exceptional travel book but also a lively, humorous account of the refreshing herb, from bush to teacup".--The London Observer.

Au cœur de l''Empire ottoman en 1836, une série de meurtres menace le fragile équilibre du pouvoir. Une concubine est étranglée dans le harem du palais et un jeune officier est retrouvé assassiné dans les rues d''Istanbul. Hachim, un détective peu ordinaire - c''est un eunuque -, connu pour sa rare intelligence et sa discrétion, va mener l''enquête pour trouver le coupable. Il nous guide à travers les luxueux sérails du palais et les rues grouillantes de la cité, et s''appuie tour à tour sur un ambassadeur polonais grincheux, un danseur transsexuel et une reine créole native des îles. Et surtout il nous introduit dans le cercle très fermé des Janissaires, auxquels le sultan a fini par enlever tout pouvoir. Mais les Janissaires ne seraient-ils pas en train d''échafauder le plan d''un retentissant retour ? Ce polar historique marque l''entrée remarquée du jeune historien Jason Goodwin dans le domaine romanesque. Ce livre est le premier d''une série d''enquêtes menées par Hachim. le détective ottoman.