عربسک - مجموعه ۰۱-۰۳

Part mystery, part speculative fiction, and wholly unforgettable, Jon Courtenay Grimwood’s celebrated Arabesk series portrays the dark, hard-boiled story of a man out to prove his innocence in an alternate world where the facts aren’t always the same as the truth . . . and murder isn’t the worst that can happen. It’s a twenty-first century hauntingly familiar—and yet startlingly different from our own. Here the United States brokered a deal that ended World War I, and the Ottoman Empire never collapsed. And lording it over all sits the complex, seductive, and bloodthirsty North African metropolis of El Iskandryia. Almost nothing is what it seems to be in El Isk, and Ashraf Bey is no exception. Neither the rich Ottoman aristocrat everyone thinks he is, nor the minor street criminal once shipped off to prison when he fell foul of his Chinese Triad employers—the fact is that Raf has as little idea who he is as anyone else. With few clues and no money, all Raf has is a surname hinting at noble heritage and an arranged marriage to a woman who hates him. But nothing Ashraf al Mansur learns about himself is as unexpected—or as terrifying—as the brutal murder he’s accused of committing. Now, as a hunted man with the welfare of a precocious young girl in his irresponsible hands, Raf must race after a killer through an unforgiving city as foreign to him as the truth he'll uncover about himself.Praise for Pashazade“All brilliant light and scorching heat . . . Grimwood has successfully mingled fantasy with reality to make an unusual, believable, and absorbing mystery.”—Sunday Telegraph“A mature balance between sensibility and action in what's essentially a rite of passage story allied with a detective thriller—deftly told and laced with neat ideas.”—Time Out“Near perfect.”—Murder One

masterfully Blending Speculative Fiction And Hard-boiled Mystery, Jon Courtenay Grimwood’s Acclaimed Arabesk Series Plunges Readers Into A World Eerily Familiar And Shockingly Unpredictable. Here A Troubled Detective Follows A Trail Of Clues Through A City Where Innocence Itself May Be A Thing Of The Past.…

it’s The Twenty-first Century And El Iskandryia—an Alluring Metropolis Built On Seduction, Corruption, And Lies—is The Double-dealing Heart Of An Ottoman Empire That Still Rules The World. But These Days A Sense Of Dread Hangs Over El Isk—and Over Ashraf Bey, The City’s New Chief Of Detectives. A Trial Is Set To Take Place, And It’s Up To Raf To Decide The Case. There’s Only One Problem: The Suspect Is The Billionaire Father Of The Woman Raf Should Have Married.

industrialist Hamzah Effendi Is Accused Of Crimes So Horrible That Even El Iskandryia Wants Him Eliminated. But Raf Finds That Protecting The Sensual And Impetuous Zara Quitrimala From The Secrets Of Her Father’s Past May Be Even More Dangerous. For Raf Must Now Solve A Series Of Brutal Murders That Are Somehow Connected To The Case—and To Zara. And The Closer Raf Gets To The Truth, The More Elusive The Answers Become—and The Closer He Comes To His Own Demise.…

“raymond Chandler For The 21st Century.” —esquire
“all Brilliant Light And Scorching Heat...grimwood Has Successfully Mingled Fantasy With Reality To Make An Unusual, Believable, And Absorbing Mystery."—sunday Telegraph (london)

“if You’re Not Reading Jon Courtenay Grimwood, Then You Don’t Know How Subtle And Daring Fiction Can Be.” —michael Marshall Smith, Author Of spares And one Of Us

“fast, Furious, Fun And Elegant, The Arabesk Trilogy Is One Of The Best Things To Hit The Bookstores In A While.” —sfrevu

publishers Weekly

in The Entertaining Second Entry In Grimwood's Arabesk Trilogy (after Pashazade), Ashraf Bey Is Now The Chief Of Detectives In The Fictional Middle Eastern City Of El Iskandryia, Located In An Alternate Future Where The Ottoman Empire Still Exists. While Tensions Between Fundamentalism And Nationalism Roil The Metropolis In A Way That Will Be Familiar To Followers Of Current Events, Bey Must Identify And Thwart A Vicious Serial Murderer Who Mutilates His Victims. Suspicion Attaches To The Cryptic Owner Of Hamzah Enterprises, The Father Of The Woman Bey Has Fallen For. Terrorist Outrages Rock El Iskandryia-kidnappings, Arson, Bombings-while The Inquiry Takes The Sleuth On A Journey Through The Seamy Underbelly Of His Adopted Society. As With Pashazade, The Book Gains Strength From Its Depiction Of The Warm If Prickly Relationship Bey Has With A Young Girl He Has Assumed Responsibility For, As Well As From Some Surprising Flashes Of Humor. Less Of A Classic Whodunit Than Its Predecessor, This Unique Blend Of Mystery, Speculative Fiction And Political Intrigue Should Attract Readers Across Several Genres. Agent, Mic Cheetham. (aug.) Copyright 2005 Reed Business Information.

Masterfully blending speculative fiction and hard-boiled mystery, Jon Courtenay Grimwood's acclaimed Arabesk series plunges readers into a world eerily familiar and shockingly unpredictable. Here a troubled detective follows a trail of clues through a city where innocence itself may be a thing of the past.... It's the twenty-first century and El Iskandryia—an alluring metropolis built on seduction, corruption, and lies—is the double-dealing heart of an Ottoman Empire that still rules the world. But these days a sense of dread hangs over El Isk—and over Ashraf Bey, the city's new Chief of Detectives. A trial is set to take place, and it's up to Raf to decide the case. There's only one problem: the suspect is the billionaire father of the woman Raf should have married. Industrialist Hamzah Effendi is accused of crimes so horrible that even El Iskandryia wants him eliminated. But Raf finds that protecting the sensual and impetuous Zara Quitrimala from the secrets of her father's past may be even more dangerous. For Raf must now solve a series of brutal murders that are somehow connected to the case—and to Zara. And the closer Raf gets to the truth, the more elusive the answers become—and the closer he comes to his own demise.... Praise for the Arabesk series and Effendi “Raymond Chandler for the 21st century.”—Esquire “All brilliant light and scorching heat... Grimwood has successfully mingled fantasy with reality to make an unusual, believable, and absorbing mystery.'—Sunday Telegraph (London) “If you're not reading Jon Courtenay Grimwood, then you don't know how subtle and daring fiction can be.”—Michael Marshall Smith, author of Spares and One of Us “Fast, furious, fun and elegant, the Arabesk trilogy is one of the best things to hit the bookstores in a while.”—SFRevu Masterfully blending speculative fiction and hard-boiled mystery, Jon Courtenay Grimwoods acclaimed Arabesk series plunges readers into a world eerily familiar and shockingly unpredictable. Here a troubled detective follows a trail of clues through a city where innocence itself may be a thing of the past. . . . Its the twenty-first century and El Iskandryiaan alluring metropolis built on seduction, corruption, and liesis the double-dealing heart of an Ottoman Empire that still rules the world. But these days a sense of dread hangs over El Iskand over Ashraf Bey, the citys new Chief of Detectives. A trial is set to take place, and its up to Raf to decide the case. Theres only one the suspect is the billionaire father of the woman Raf should have married. Industrialist Hamzah Effendi is accused of crimes so horrible that even El Iskandryia wants him eliminated. But Raf finds that protecting the sensual and impetuous Zara Quitrimala from the secrets of her fathers past may be even more dangerous. For Raf must now solve a series of brutal murders that are somehow connected to the caseand to Zara. And the closer Raf gets to the truth, the more elusive the answers becomeand the closer he comes to his own demise. Praise for the Arabesk series and Effendi Raymond Chandler for the 21st century. Esquire All brilliant light and scorching heat . . . Grimwood has successfully mingled fantasy with reality to make an unusual, believable, and absorbing mystery." Sunday Telegraph (London) If youre not reading Jon Courtenay Grimwood, then you dont know how subtle and daring fiction can be. Michael Marshall Smith, author of Spares and One of Us Fast, furious, fun and elegant, the Arabesk trilogy is one of the best things to hit the bookstores in a while. SFRevu Part mystery, part speculative fiction, and wholly unforgettable, Jon Courtenay Grimwood’s celebrated Arabesk series portrays the dark, hard-boiled story of a man out to prove his innocence in an alternate world where the facts aren’t always the same as the truth . . . and murder isn’t the worst that can happen.

It’s a twenty-first century hauntingly familiar—and yet startlingly different from our own. Here the United States brokered a deal that ended World War I, and the Ottoman Empire never collapsed. And lording it over all sits the complex, seductive, and bloodthirsty North African metropolis of El Iskandryia. Almost nothing is what it seems to be in El Isk, and Ashraf Bey is no exception.

Neither the rich Ottoman aristocrat everyone thinks he is, nor the minor street criminal once shipped off to prison when he fell foul of his Chinese Triad employers–the fact is that Raf has as little idea who he is as anyone else.

With few clues and no money, all Raf has is a surname hinting at noble heritage and an arranged marriage to a woman who hates him. But nothing Ashraf al Mansur learns about himself is as unexpected—or as terrifying—as the brutal murder he’s accused of committing. Now, as a hunted man with the welfare of a precocious young girl in his irresponsible hands, Raf must race after a killer through an unforgiving city as foreign to him as the truth he'll uncover about himself.

“Fast, furious, fun and elegant, the Arabesk trilogy is one of the best things to hit the bookstores in a while.”—SF Revu In a world where secrets kill, an ex-cop discovers he's got the biggest secret of all.... Set in a 21st-century Ottoman Empire, Jon Courtenay Grimwood's acclaimed Arabesk series is a noir action-thriller with an exotic twist. Here an ex-cop with nothing to lose finds himself on the trail of a man he doesn't believe in: his father. Ashraf Bey has been a lot of things—and most of them illegal. Now, having resigned as El Iskandryia's Chief of Detectives, he's taking stock of his life and there's not much: a mistress he's never made love to, a niece everyone thinks is mentally incompetent, and a credit card bill rising towards infinity. With a revolt breaking out across North Africa, the world seems to be racing Raf straight to hell. The last thing he needs is a father he's never known. But when the old Emir's security chief requests that Raf come out of retirement to investigate an assassination attempt on His Excellency, that's exactly what Raf gets. Now, disguised as an itinerant laborer, Raf goes underground to discover a man—and a past—he never knew... and won't survive again. “Felaheen is SF at its most inventive.” –Guardian Abandoned in a land he does not know and accused of a series of murders he did not commit, the enigmatic Ashraf Bey must turn sleuth to clear his name and save his life, in the first volume in a new trilogy that blends elements of mystery, speculative fiction, alternate history, and adventure In the not to distant future the city known as El Iskandryia, an alluring metropolis of seduction, corruption and lies, in the heart of the ancient Ottoman empire, will be the site of a series of grusome murders. Ashraf Bay, the city's chief detective is the one who must solve the case