Books by Jason Goodwin
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review 1: Mulle on Goodwini Yashimi-lood esimesest raamatust peale (mida ma kaasa soovitusel küll peale Istanbuli käiku päris poolkogemata lugema asusin) meeldinud. Nutikas eunuhh oma poolakast sõbraga ajaloolises Istanbulis seiklemas ja aeg-ajalt süüa tegemas on üks uuema krimikirjanduse ...
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review 1: A man is found murdered in an isolated monastery well after several monks report becoming ill. No identification is found but a small patch of skin has been removed under his arm. A woman from the sultan's orchestra dies from a miscarriage. Or was it? A pasha who was once Yas...
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review 1: This series is a fascinating look at life in the Ottoman Empire in Istanbul, through the eyes of an investigator who is also a eunuch and loyal supporter of the regime. The main thing that makes this so interesting is that the author is a scholar of the Ottoman Empire, who has w...
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review 1: As I have stated before in the previous novels, I love this historical fiction/mystery series! But I think the author may have gotten bored with his traditional formula and decided to try something new, which in my opinion didn't work. It may have been the setting (I'm just not a...
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review 1: While other mysteries featuring Yashim the eunuch detective are set in Istnabul, this title is set in Venice. Palewski, the Polish ambassador becomes a proxy for Yashim who has been charged with finding a portrait of Sultan Mehmet the Conquerer painted by the Italian Bellini. The...
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review 1: A more recent title from Edgar-award winning author Jason Goodwin. This mystery is set in 1839 after Admiral Fevzi Ahmet has surrendered the Ottoman fleet to the Egyptians. Yashim's assignment is to find out why. He is drawn into the inner sanctum of the seraglio, the sultan's ha...
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review 1: I always get so hungry when I"m reading Jason Goodwin's Inspector Yashim mysteries. He describes so deliciously all the foods he's cooking in his little tenement kitchen in 19th century venice. And the writing is excellent, the characters are interesting, the plots make sense pre...
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review 1: I was actually really disappointed in this book, as I in general love the Yashim series. I found the book rushed, the ending abrupt, and not in the style of the other books. Kind of left scratching my head with this one. The premise was good, it just seemed to get out of hand the...