{"product_id":"the-bellini-card-paperback","title":"The Bellini Card - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJason Goodwin\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eInvestigator Yashim travels to Venice in the latest installment of the Edgar(R) Award-winning author Jason Goodwin's captivating historical mystery series\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJason Goodwin's first Yashim mystery, \u003ci\u003eThe Janissary\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eTree\u003c\/i\u003e, brought home the Edgar(R) Award for Best Novel. His follow-up, \u003ci\u003eThe Snake Stone\u003c\/i\u003e, more than lived up to expectations and was hailed by Marilyn Stasio in \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review \u003c\/i\u003eas a magic carpet ride to the most exotic place on earth. Now, in \u003ci\u003eThe Bellini Card\u003c\/i\u003e, Jason Goodwin takes us back into his intelligent, gorgeous and evocative (\u003ci\u003eThe Independent\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eon Sunday\u003c\/i\u003e) world, as dazzling as a hall of mirrors and utterly compelling. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIstanbul, 1840: the new sultan, Abdülmecid, has heard a rumor that Bellini's vanished masterpiece, a portrait of Mehmet the Conqueror, may have resurfaced in Venice. Yashim, our eunuch detective, is promptly asked 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-and-out Venice, where a killer is at large as dealers, faded aristocrats, and other unknown factions seek to uncover the whereabouts of the missing Bellini. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut is it the Bellini itself that endangers all, or something associated with its original loss? And why is it that all the killer's victims are somehow tied to the alluring Contessa d'Aspi d'Istria? Will the Austrians unmask Palewski, or will the killer find him first? Only Yashim can uncover the truth behind the manifold mysteries. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe Paperback Edition Includes an Author Interview, Bonus Inspector Yashim Recipe, and an Excerpt from the Next Inspector Yashim Mystery, \u003ci\u003eAn Evil Eye\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJASON GOODWIN\u003c\/b\u003e is the Edgar Award winning author of the Investigator Yashim series. The first five books \u003ci\u003eThe Janissary Tree\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Snake Stone\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Bellini Card\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAn Evil Eye\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Baklava Club\u003c\/i\u003e have been published to international acclaim, alongside \u003ci\u003eYashim Cooks Istanbul\u003c\/i\u003e, a cookbook of Ottoman Turkish recipes inspired by the series. Goodwin studied Byzantine history at Cambridge and is the author of \u003ci\u003eLords of the Horizons: A History of the Ottoman Empire\u003c\/i\u003e, among other award-winning nonfiction. He lives with his wife and children in England.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.4 x 5.7 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 02, 2010\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47227436302585,"sku":"9780312429355","price":23.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/MTFHYTg0dWtlL2IvbWw2cjlJSVhEQT09.webp?v=1768279770","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/the-bellini-card-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}