The Ottoman Secret

di Raymond Khoury (Autore)

Penguin Books Ltd, 2019

'Alternate histories don't get much better than this . . . A classic of the genre.' Publishers Weekly 'A sweeping and cinematic dystopian thriller that wears its smartness on its sleeve' Independent PARIS, 2017. 300 YEARS AFTER ALL OF EUROPE FELL TO THE OTTOMAN EMPIRE . . . Kamal Agha is a special investigator for the state police, upholding the feared sultan's strict regime. When a mysteriously tattooed, naked man appears by the Seine and murders a passerby, Kamal is tasked with finding him. But the man holds an astonishing secret - which could put the empire's entire future, and history, in doubt. A secret the sultan's men will do anything to keep hidden. Forced on the run, Kamal knows he will be killed for what he knows - unless he dares use it to save himself. But doing so could wipe out his whole world, and everyone he ever loved along with it . . . PUBLISHED IN THE US AS EMPIRE OF LIES _________ 'An alternative history tale that will blow your mind. Thoroughly engrossing' DAVID BALDACCI 'A thrilling tour de force. Left me in awe' JAMES ROLLINS 'A masterpiece on a grand scale. A stellar epic' STEVE BERRY 'A world-class writer of pure-bred thrillers' Daily Telegraph

• Autore: Raymond Khoury
• Editore: Penguin Books Ltd
• Anno: 2019
• Rilegatura: Paperback / softback
• Pagine: 576 p.
• Dimensioni: 234 x 153 mm
• Peso: 687 gr.
• EAN: 9780241371169

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