| Edition |
First American edition. |
| Description |
288 pages ; 24 cm |
| Summary |
Istanbul, 1840: the new sultan, Abdulmecid, has heard a rumor that Bellini's vanished masterpiece, a portrait of Mehmed the Conqueror' may have resurfaced in Venice. Yashim, our eunuch detective, is promptly sent to investigate, but - aware that the sultan's advisers are against any extravagant repurchase of the painting - decides to deploy his disempowered Polish ambassador friend, Palewski, to visit Venice in his stead. Palewski arrives in disguise in down-at-the-heel Venice, where a killer is at large, as dealers, faded aristocrats, and other unknown factions seek to uncover the whereabouts of the missing Bellini. |
| Subject |
Yashim (Fictitious character : Goodwin) -- Fiction.
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Eunuchs -- Turkey -- Fiction.
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Art -- Collectors and collecting -- Fiction.
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Art dealers -- Crimes against -- Italy -- Venice -- Fiction.
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Venice (Italy) -- Social life and customs -- 19th century -- Fiction.
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Istanbul (Turkey) -- Social life and customs -- 19th century -- Fiction.
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| ISBN |
9780374110390 hardcover alkaline paper |
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0374110395 hardcover alkaline paper |
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