{"product_id":"9781429958875","title":"An Evil Eye: A Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the Edgar® Award–winning author of \u003ci\u003eThe Janissary Tree\u003c\/i\u003e comes the fourth and most captivating Investigator Yashim mystery yet!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt takes a writer of prodigious talents to conjure the Istanbul of the Ottoman Empire in all its\u003cbr\u003emajesty. In three previous novels, Jason Goodwin has taken us on stylish, suspenseful, and vibrant excursions into its exotic territory. Now, in \u003ci\u003eAn Evil Eye\u003c\/i\u003e, the mystery of Istanbul runs deeper than ever before.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt's 1839, and the admiral of the Ottoman fleet has defected to the Egyptians. It's up to the intrepid Investigator Yashim to uncover the man's motives. Of course, Fevzi Ahmet is no stranger to Yashim—it was Fevzi who taught the investigator his craft years ago. He's the only man whom Yashim has ever truly feared: ruthless, cruel, and unswervingly loyal to the sultan. So what could have led Yashim's former mentor to betray the Ottoman Empire?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYashim's search draws him into the sultan's seraglio, a well-appointed world with an undercurrent of fear, ambition, and deep-seated superstition. When the women of the sultan's orchestra begin inexplicably to grow ill and die, Yashim discovers that the admiral's defection may be rooted somewhere in the torturous strictures of the sultan's harem.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNo one knows more about the Ottoman Empire and Istanbul than Jason Goodwin, of whom Janet\u003cbr\u003eMaslin wrote in \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e: \"Mr. Goodwin uses rich historical detail to elevate the books in this series . . . far above the realm of everyday sleuthing.\"\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Farrar, Straus and Giroux","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47122594398448,"sku":"9781429958875","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781429958875_p0.jpg?v=1763749915","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781429958875","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}