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Скачать книгу (размер 1 554 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 306) Аннотация: The third book in Jason Goodwin's celebrated series takes Yashim from the winding alleyways of Istanbul to the decaying grandeur of Venice. Charged by the Sultan to find a stolen painting by Bellini, he enlists the help of his friend Palewski, the Polish Ambassador, and goes undercover. Venice in 1840 is a city of empty palazzos and silent canals, and Palewski starts to mingle with Venetian…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 789 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 352) Аннотация: Yashim is no ordinary detective. Yashim is a eunuch. A concubine is strangled in the Sultans palace harem, and a young cadet is found butchered in the streets of Istanbul. Delving deep into the citys crooked alleyways, and deeper still into its tumultuous past, Yashim discovers that some people will go to any lengths to preserve the traditions of the Ottoman Empire. Brilliantly evoking Istanbul…