Reis naar het 19e-eeuwse Istanbul, een stad vol politieke intriges en verborgen gevaren binnen het Ottomaanse Rijk. Volg Yashim, een paleiseunuch met een scherpe intelligentie en een ongebruikelijke invloedspositie, terwijl hij complexe zaken ontrafelt en duistere geheimen ontdekt. Deze historische mysterieserie biedt een boeiende mix van culturele details, spannende plotlijnen en een unieke protagonist.
1836. Een reeks moorden bedreigt het machtsevenwicht aan het hof van de sultan. Een mooie courtisane wordt gewurgd in haar bed gevonden en enkele soldaten van de sultan worden vreselijk verminkt aangetroffen. De sultan stelt Yashim Togalu aan om in een geheime missie te achterhalen wie er achter deze gruweldaden schuilt. Als eunuch heeft hij toegang tot de afgeschermde haremverblijven van het paleis, maar uiteindelijk leidt zijn zoektocht hem naar de schimmige onderwereld van Istanbul.
Detective, polyglot, chef, eunuch---Investigator Yashim returns in this evocative Edgar Award-winning series set in Istanbul at the end of the Ottoman Empire.
Chosen by The Sunday Times as one of the 100 best crime novels since 1945, this captivating series features investigator Yashim, who embarks on a thrilling journey to Venice. Following the success of the Edgar Award-winning first novel, the series continues to enchant readers. In this installment, set in Istanbul in 1840, the new sultan, Abdülmecid, learns of a rumor that Bellini’s lost masterpiece, a portrait of Mehmet the Conqueror, may have resurfaced in Venice. Tasked with investigating the matter, Yashim cleverly sends his Polish ambassador friend, Palewski, in his place, knowing the sultan's advisers oppose any extravagant purchases. Disguised and navigating the shadows of a decaying Venice, Palewski finds himself amidst a dangerous chase for the painting, as a killer stalks the city. Various factions, including art dealers and faded aristocrats, are also on the hunt for the elusive Bellini. As the mystery deepens, questions arise about the true danger of the painting and its connection to the enigmatic Contessa d’Aspi d’Istria. With time running out, Yashim must unravel the intricate web of secrets before the killer strikes again.
When the body of a Russian agent is found down a monastery well, Yashim knows exactly who to blame. Fevzi Ahmet Pasha, commander of the Ottoman fleet. Years ago, when Yashim first entered the sultan's service, Fevzi Ahmet was his mentor. Ruthless, cruel, and - in Yashim's eyes - ultimately ineffective, he is the only man who makes him afraid. And now Yashim must confront the secret that Fevzi Pasha has been keeping all these years, a secret whose roots lie deep in the tortured atmosphere of the sultan's harem, where normal rules are suspended, and women can simply disappear. Once again, Yashim and his friends encounter treachery and politics, played out against the backdrop of 1840s Istanbul.
In nineteenth-century Istanbul, a Polish prince has been kidnapped. His assassination has been bungled and his captors have taken him to an unused farmhouse. Little do they realize that their revolutionary cell has been penetrated by their enemies, who use the code name La Piuma (the Feather). Yashim is convinced that the prince is alive. But he has no idea where, or who La Piuma is - and has become dangerously distracted by falling in love. As he draws closer to the prince's whereabouts and to the true identity of La Piuma, Yashim finds himself in the most treacherous situation of his career: can he rescue the prince along with his romantic dreams? Jason Goodwin's bestselling 'Yashim' series has been published across the globe and received huge critical acclaim. In The Baklava Club, Goodwin takes Yashim on an adventure like no other, through the stylish, sensual world of Ottoman Istanbul.
