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The Baklava Club

#5.0 in series

by Jason Goodwin
Gemma Dawson
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Three naïve Italian liberals, exiled in Istanbul, have bungled their instructions to kill a Polish prince—instead, they've kidnapped him and absconded to an unused farmhouse. Little do they realize that their revolutionary cell has been penetrated by their enemies, who are passing along false orders under the code name La Piuma, the Feather.
It falls to Yashim to unravel all this—he's convinced that the prince is alive and that the Italians have hidden him somewhere. But there are just a few problems: He has no idea who La Piuma is, and he's in no mood to put up a fight—he's fallen in love! As he draws closer to the farmhouse and to the true identity of La Piuma, what Yashim discovers leaves him shocked and in the most dangerous situation of his career.
Goodwin has an eye for detail like no other, and in The Baklava Club he conjures Istanbul in all its glorious exoticism. This is a breathtaking, extraordinary conclusion to one of the most beloved series in mystery fiction, and its ending will leave you truly astonished.

  • Creators

  • Series

    Yashim the Eunuch

  • Publisher

  • Release date

    May 1, 2018

  • Formats

    • OverDrive Listen audiobook

      • ISBN: 9781541499416
      • File size: 258810 KB
      • Duration: 08:59:11

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • Publisher's Weekly

      April 7, 2014
      Edgar-winner Goodwin’s absorbing fifth and final novel set in the waning days of Ottoman Turkey (after 2011’s An Evil Eye) finds the eunuch Yashim far from pleased when the sultan’s mother appoints him as tour guide to the visiting Natasha Borisova, who’s more interested in obtaining a pardon for her Russian revolutionary father than in seeing the sites of Istanbul. Yashim also is uneasy about his friend, Polish ambassador Stanislaw Palewski, who seems to be embroiled in dangerous intrigue with a relative, Prince Czartoryski, and local official Midhat Pasha. In addition, the ambassador is associating with dubious characters such as a tippling Irish priest and some idealistic Italian youths, who may be answering to a higher authority. Soon the prince is snatched, Palewski is wounded, and the girlfriend of one Italian is killed, with Yashim left to connect the dots and struggle with feelings for Natasha. Goodwin well illustrates the complex crossroads of cultures, politics, and religions that mapped 19th-century Istanbul. Agent: Sarah Chalfant, Wylie Agency.

Formats

  • OverDrive Listen audiobook

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Languages

  • English

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