The Abyssinian Proof, Jenny White
The Abyssinian Proof, Jenny White
List: $22.95 | Sale: $16.07
Club: $11.47

The Abyssinian Proof
A Kamil Pasha Novel

Author: Jenny White

Narrator: Nadia May

Unabridged: 12 hr 48 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 02/11/2008


Synopsis

The Ottoman Empire is plagued by thefts of antiquities from mosques and churches. Within days, the lost objects appear for sale in Europe. Among them is a reliquary presumed lost for 400 years and around which an elaborate, mysterious sect has grown. In Istanbul, magistrate Kamil Pasha is under pressure to break the smuggling ring amid rising tensions between Christians and Muslims. He confronts a mysterious adversary who will stop at nothing to get the reliquary first. With the Balkans aflame and Kamil's personal life in upheaval, the search into the old neighborhoods where Istanbul's crime rings reside may cost Kamil not only his position but also his life. The Abyssinian Proof recreates the gritty underworld of a dying empire.

About Jenny White

Jenny White is the author of the Kamil Pasha novels, The Sultan’s Seal, The Abyssinian Proof, and The Winter Thief. She is a professor of anthropology and the author of numerous nonfiction works on Turkish society and politics. She lives in Boston.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Bill

It's been a few years since I read the first book in Jenny White's Kamil Pasha historical mystery series; that being The Sultan's Seal. My standard excuse, too many books, not enough time... Also, I have to say, I've only seen her books online, not at my locals, anyway. OK, enough of that... The Aby......more

Ενω στην αρχη λιγο το φοβηθηκα και πιστευα θα ειναι βαρετο, μετα απο ελαχιστες σελιδες αρχισε να με προκαλει ευχαριστα. Μια ιστορια με θρησκευτικο, αρχαιολογικο και μυστηριακο περιεχομενο. Η αφηγηση κυλουσε γρηγορα χωρις να κανει καμια κοιλια. Μετα το τελος του βιβλιου νιωθω για ακομα μια μερα αγαλλ......more

Goodreads review by Trish

I love everything about this series set in Turkey. The characters are robust, and remind me that the most interesting people, no matter when they lived, never seem dated but could be contemporaries. Jenny White has a writer's biography but without the self-abuse. She's done everything and lived ever......more