The Janissary Tree
#1409 of 8,085 books · #231 in Historical Fiction
Won the Edgar Award for Best Novel (2007).
When the Ottoman Empire of 1836 is shattered by a wave of political murders that threatens to upset the balance of power, eunuch intelligence agent Yashim Togalu conducts an investigation into clues within the empire's once-elite military forces.
- Publisher
- Picador
- ISBN-13
- 9780374178604
- Topics
- Political murder investigationOttoman Empire historyPower and intrigue
Awards
- Edgar Award for Best NovelWon(2007)
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