Praise for The Mamur Zapt & The Return of the Carpet..."Pearce depicts the intricate politics and social mores among the various Egyptian societies and factions to provide authentic background for an outstandingly well-wrought and satisfying mystery." -Publishers Weekly "Rich with elements that pa[...]
Praise for The Night of the Dog..."Each scene is sharply rendered with local color, and Pearce explains often complex social and political behavior through believable dialogue."-Publishers Weekly "A vanished world comes alive in Pearce's deft, humorous, elegant prose." -Sunday Times of London The [...]
Praise for The Donkey-Vous..."Pearce hits his stride with this third tale of Gareth Cadwallader Owen, the Mamur Zapt of the Anglo-Egyptian political police." -Kirkus Reviews "Pearce's cultivated pen recreates a long-gone era with engaging wit, tracing a colourful arabesque of greed, history, and my[...]
Praise for The Men Behind..."Pearce deftly captures the intertwined political, cultural, and religious tensions of his colorful locale and turbulent period." -Publishers Weekly "Pearce's last few plots have wound his sly, gentle satire more tightly than ever. The most satisfying entry yet in this[...]
Praise for The Camel of Destruction..."Subterfuge, political intrigue, and state-of-the-art business chicanery, circa 1910...and a glimpse of Egypt so pungent you can almost smell the camel dung." -Kirkus Reviews Cairo, 1910. Captain Owen, The Mamur Zapt, is the head of Egypt's Political CID in the[...]
1909 Egypt: Captain Gareth Owen, Head of the Cairo Secret Police, has to ask, Where's the body? The girl, perhaps a woman of ill repute, was lost overboard, and later glimpsed lying on a sand bank in the Nile. Then she vanished.[...]
Sigrid is a Shield-Maiden who yearns to break free of the restrictions of her father s home and join the Sworn Men in an actual raiding expedition. When a small diplomatic party that includes members of the Shield-Brethren lands at her family s holding on Gottland, the party s second in command, Hal[...]
Sigrid is a Shield-Maiden who yearns to break free of the restrictions of her father's home and join the Sworn Men in an actual raiding expedition. When a small diplomatic party that includes members of the Shield-Brethren lands at her family's holding on G?ttland, the party's second in command, Hal[...]
This parenting guide presents seven principles for guiding and teaching children in today's turbulent learning environment. It replaces traditional adult-child formulas, rewards, and punishments with playful interaction, creative intelligence, and insight. With the goal of raising happy, healthy, in[...]
The Great War has ended, and the army is keen to be demobbed. But Willoughby, the new British High Commissioner in Egypt, has managed to affront the Khedive by refusing to receive rival delegations fueled by rising nationalism. Then, when some Armenians, Copts, and English civil servants are attacke[...]
Based on the teachings of the 12 archangels of Atlantis, this spiritual resource reveals how to become aligned with their power and wisdom. The 12 angels are depicted through extraordinary illustrations that accompany their written message, and each angel is mirrored by a priest-scientist that contr[...]