The Baklava Club

Name: The Baklava Club
Brand: Tantor Audio
Availability: InStock
Author: Jason Goodwin
ISBN: 9781541489417

Author: Jason Goodwin

Series: Yashim the Eunuch #5

Narrator: Gemma Dawson

Unabridged: 8 hr 59 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 05/01/2018

Categories: Fiction, Mystery & Detective, Historical Fiction

Synopsis

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.

About Jason Goodwin

Jason Goodwin is the Edgar Award-winning author of the Investigator Yashim series. The first four books-The Janissary Tree, The Snake Stone, The Bellini Card, and An Evil Eye-have been published to international acclaim. Goodwin studied Byzantine history at Cambridge and is the author of Lords of the Horizons: A History of the Ottoman Empire, among other award-winning nonfiction. He lives with his wife and children in England.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Catherine on January 29, 2015

I have really enjoyed all of the Yashim novels in the series because it takes place in one of the most magnificent cities in the world . . . ISTANBUL! It is easier to picture some of the places as I have gone twice over the years but I'll never had such an intimate knowledge. And being a bit of a sma......more

Goodreads review by Wayner on August 12, 2015

I really liked the premise of this book but found the ending a bit disappointing. It could have used a bit more detail and effort to bring the story to a more satisfying conclusion - it felt a bit rushed.......more

Goodreads review by Tuck on September 03, 2015

author is cambridge dude in byzantine hist. he also wrote good hist book of ottoman empire Lords of the Horizons: A History of the Ottoman Empire this 5th yashim-the-eunuch-detective is all in the international intrigue of 1842 europe as they use the hospitality of istanbul lazzie faire (sp?) attitud......more

Goodreads review by Stephanie on April 15, 2016

I enjoyed this and I suppose it was a fitting ending to the Yashim series...but did Palewski have to go too!? Sigh. Only 2 stars because I had problems with the series overall. I went to Istanbul last October and by a chance meeting learned about the Yashim books. When I got home I started in on them......more

Goodreads review by Susan on December 07, 2019

3.5 but overall the series is a definite 4.5......more