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The Abyssinian Proof (Kamil Pasha, Bk 2)
The Abyssinian Proof - Kamil Pasha, Bk 2
Author: Jenny White
"An immensely enjoyable read, richly textured and wonderfully atmospheric."--Sarah Graves — Constantinople, May 1453. In the dying days of the Byzantine Empire, Isaak Metochites and his family are entrusted with a silver reliquary carved with the figure of a weeping angel and the inscription: Behold the Proof of Chora, Contain...  more » Four hundred years later, magistrate Kamil Pasha is plagued by thefts of antiquities from mosques and churches and a series of murders in which the bodies bear the same distinctive mark. Sources lead Kamil to a hidden sect descended from Abyssinian slaves living in an abandoned cistern in Istanbul's gritty underworld. The reemergence of the forgotten reliquary sets off a brutal race between those sworn to protect it and those who will stop at nothing to gain its explosive secret. Reading group guide included.

"Kamil--smart, brave, and compassionate--proves an appealing sleuth....White clearly knows her period and place."--Publishers Weekly
ISBN-13: 9780393333725
ISBN-10: 0393333728
Publication Date: 3/16/2009
Pages: 400
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3.7 stars, based on 3 ratings
Publisher: W. W. Norton
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
Members Wishing: 1
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