[sufue]

I've mentioned a time or two or two hundred that Michael Pearce's Mamur Zapt series is one of my favorite series. I love the humor, and I'm a huge Egyptophile, and the historical background is great too. Now two titles in the series have dropped to £1.99 each at Kindle UK.

The Mingrelian Conspiracy, #9
Kindle UK: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07563NR4J
Kindle UK/Smile: https://smile.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07563NR4J

Spoiler:

A classic historical mystery from the award-winning Michael Pearce, set in the Egypt of the 1900s. When gang violence strikes the city, the inimitable Mamur Zapt is called in to investigate.

In 1908, the city of Cairo lives – and dies – by its cafe culture. But for restaurant businesses, the protection rackets pose a problem. And the city’s cafes are experiencing a sudden upsurge in threats from various gangs.

When one cafe proprietor is attacked, his legs broken for noncompliance, everyone is worried. Then the Russian Charge files a complaint – the Mingrelians may be targeting a Russian Grand Duke. Now the Mamur Zapt, Head of the Secret Police, must find a way to prevent an international incident…

The Fig Tree Murder, #10
Kindle UK: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0753ZHSH8
Kindle UK/Smile: https://smile.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0753ZHSH8

Spoiler:

From the award-winning Michael Pearce, comes a delightful murder mystery set in Egypt in 1908. A body is found on the tracks of a new electric railway and the Mamur Zapt is called in to investigate.

Cairo, 1908. It’s called the Tree of the Virgin, a site of religious interest, perilously close to the construction site of the new electric railway. Sinister power groups are jostling for position, but who dumped the body of the humble villager on the track?

When the Mamur Zapt begins to pick his way through the local and national power structures, he has to ask, what is the significance of the Fig Tree? Does it matter that the caravans for Mecca gather only a mile or so away? And what of the ostrich that passed in the night?