The Janissary Tree

Synopsis of The Janissary Tree

«The Janissary Tree» is the historical mystery novel by Jason Goodwin, published by Faber & Faber in paperback (352 pages, in English).

In 1836 Istanbul, a concubine is found strangled in the sultan's harem and a cadet is found dead in the street. The eunuch Yashim, an unconventional investigator, has ten days to unravel a conspiracy that could topple the Ottoman Empire.

First instalment of the «Yashim the Eunuch» series, winner of the 2007 Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Novel and finalist for the Macavity Award and the CWA Ellis Peters Historical Award.

For readers of historical and mystery fiction seeking an unusual setting: nineteenth-century Ottoman Istanbul.