Snake Stone - Softcover

Praise for "The Janissary Tree: """ " The perfect escapist mystery." -- "The New York Times" " [A] tremendous first novel ... beautifully written, perfectly judged, humane, witty and captivating." -- "Daily Telegraph"

" Intelligent, elliptical and beguilingly written, "The Janissary Tree" is a rare pleasure." -- "The Times" (London)

Praise for The Janissary Tree: & nbsp; " The perfect escapist mystery. " -- The New York Times & nbsp; " [A] tremendous first novel ... beautifully written, perfectly judged, humane, witty and captivating. " -- Daily Telegraph
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" Intelligent, elliptical and beguilingly written, The Janissary Tree is a rare pleasure. " -- The Times (London)

Praise for "The Janissary Tree: """ "The perfect escapist mystery." --"The New York Times" "[A] tremendous first novel ... beautifully written, perfectly judged, humane, witty and captivating." --"Daily Telegraph"
"Intelligent, elliptical and beguilingly written, "The Janissary Tree" is a rare pleasure." --"The Times" (London)

"A sinuous novel . . . Mr. Goodwin uses rich historical detail to elevate the books in this series far above the realm of everyday sleuthing. . . . Yashim moves charmingly across the book's complicated landscape. Whether he is stopping to cook, chat, cogitate, interrogate, or renew old acquaintances at the harem, he is a detective with a difference . . . a warmly appealing character."--Janet Maslin, "The New York Times"

"Wonderfully entertaining . . . Goodwin uses short, punchy chapters and vibrant, atmospheric prose to bring the glory days of the Ottoman capital to life."--Adam Woog, "The Seattle Times
""With his second effort as intricate and delightful as the first, Goodwin takes his rightful place among such distinguished British historical mystery writers as Lindsay Davis and the late Edith Pargeter."--"Publishers Weekly"

"When you read a historical mystery by Jason Goodwin, you take a magic carpet ride to the most exotic place on earth."--Marilyn Stasio, "The new York Times" "Book Review"
"Wonderfully entertaining . . . [Goodwin] uses short, punchy chapters and vibrant, atmospheric prose to bring the glory days of the Ottoman capital to life."--Adam Woog, "The Seattle Times"

"A sinuous novel . . . Mr. Goodwin uses rich historical detail to elevate the books in this series far above the realm of everyday sleuthing. . . . Yashim moves charmingly across the book's complicated landscape. Whether he is stopping to cook, chat, cogitate, interrogate, or renew old acquaintances at the harem, he is a detective with a difference . . . a warmly appealing character."--Janet Maslin, "The New York Times
""The real pleasure of "The Snake Stone" lies in its powerful evocation of the cultural melting pot that was nineteenth-century Istanbul. . . . Goodwin's sharp eye combines with a poetic style to bring the city vividly to lief."--Clare Clark, "The Washington Post
""Beguiling . . . You will blissfully lose yourself in Istanbul's winding back alleys and linger awhile in the city's bustling fleshpots and meet Lord Byron's physician as you watch the serenely intelligent and intuitive Yashim investigate."--Rod Cockshutt, "The News & Observer"

"When you read a historical mystery by Jason Goodwin, you take a magic carpet ride to the most exotic place on earth."--Marilyn Stasio, "The new York Times""Book Review"

"Wonderfully entertaini --Rod Cockshutt, "The News & Observer "

When you read a historical mystery by Jason Goodwin, you take a magic carpet ride to the most exotic place on earth. "Marilyn Stasio, The new York Times Book Review"

Wonderfully entertaining . . . [Goodwin] uses short, punchy chapters and vibrant, atmospheric prose to bring the glory days of the Ottoman capital to life. "Adam Woog, The Seattle Times"

A sinuous novel . . . Mr. Goodwin uses rich historical detail to elevate the books in this series far above the realm of everyday sleuthing. . . . Yashim moves charmingly across the book's complicated landscape. Whether he is stopping to cook, chat, cogitate, interrogate, or renew old acquaintances at the harem, he is a detective with a difference . . . a warmly appealing character. "Janet Maslin, The New York Times"

The real pleasure of "The Snake Stone" lies in its powerful evocation of the cultural melting pot that was nineteenth-century Istanbul. . . . Goodwin's sharp eye combines with a poetic style to bring the city vividly to lief. "Clare Clark, The Washington Post"

Beguiling . . . You will blissfully lose yourself in Istanbul's winding back alleys and linger awhile in the city's bustling fleshpots and meet Lord Byron's physician as you watch the serenely intelligent and intuitive Yashim investigate. "Rod Cockshutt, The News & Observer"" --New York Times Book Review

Adam Woog, "The Seattle Times"

"A sinuous novel . . . Mr. Goodwin uses rich historical detail to elevate the books in this series far above the realm of everyday sleuthing. . . . Yashim moves charmingly across the book's complicated landscape. Whether he is stopping to co --The Seattle Times

Lefevre, 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 Lefevre'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 uncover 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.