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Cordoba. 961 AD.
A body is found. A university professor has met with a terrifying, painful and violent end. It is the duty of General Ghalib and Brigadier Zaffar to investigate. With the passing of the old caliph, abd al-Rahman and the organisation of the inauguration ceremonies of his son and successor, Hakam II, the two soldiers have more pressing things to do than investigate the seemingly open-and-shut case of a dead professor.
But what at first appears to be a routine enquiry quickly reveals itself to be something much more complex and sinister. The professor had in fact been poisoned, but by who and for what purpose? What had he been working on and why had he been borrowing so much money?
Hasdai ben Shaprut, the old caliph's vizier, and a Jew, knows that his position with Hakam is a delicate one and when the new caliph rejects his carefully written sermon in preference for his own, Hasdai's fears for his safety, the security of the caliphate, and, most importantly his dear friends are confirmed.
As they get closer to discovering the truth behind the professor's last days, Hasdai, Ghalib and Zaffar find themselves becoming entrenched in a dark and dangerous world of treachery and the occult.
Who is trying to destabalise the caliphate, and why?
With a capricious and cruel new ruler, how will they be able to maintain order, whilst preserving their lives and liberties and those of their loved ones?
As we embark on the third millennium, this first millennium story, with its political and religious themes, does not fail to resonate with our own daily experiences.
With a cast of richly portrayed and varied characters, this absorbing thriller, the second in Dewar's Cordoba series, explores the medieval world of Al Andalus, where forces of good and evil meet head to head...
"Brilliantly plotted and rich in period detail." - Robert Foster, best-selling author of The Lunar Code
"A gripping historical mystery." - Tom Kasey, best-selling author of The Dante Conspiracy
Mark Dewar has a fascination for Spain in the time of the Moors, Al Andalus, and for crime fiction. This is the third novel in the Cordoba series.
Genre: Historical Mystery
A body is found. A university professor has met with a terrifying, painful and violent end. It is the duty of General Ghalib and Brigadier Zaffar to investigate. With the passing of the old caliph, abd al-Rahman and the organisation of the inauguration ceremonies of his son and successor, Hakam II, the two soldiers have more pressing things to do than investigate the seemingly open-and-shut case of a dead professor.
But what at first appears to be a routine enquiry quickly reveals itself to be something much more complex and sinister. The professor had in fact been poisoned, but by who and for what purpose? What had he been working on and why had he been borrowing so much money?
Hasdai ben Shaprut, the old caliph's vizier, and a Jew, knows that his position with Hakam is a delicate one and when the new caliph rejects his carefully written sermon in preference for his own, Hasdai's fears for his safety, the security of the caliphate, and, most importantly his dear friends are confirmed.
As they get closer to discovering the truth behind the professor's last days, Hasdai, Ghalib and Zaffar find themselves becoming entrenched in a dark and dangerous world of treachery and the occult.
Who is trying to destabalise the caliphate, and why?
With a capricious and cruel new ruler, how will they be able to maintain order, whilst preserving their lives and liberties and those of their loved ones?
As we embark on the third millennium, this first millennium story, with its political and religious themes, does not fail to resonate with our own daily experiences.
With a cast of richly portrayed and varied characters, this absorbing thriller, the second in Dewar's Cordoba series, explores the medieval world of Al Andalus, where forces of good and evil meet head to head...
Praise for Mark Dewar
"Brilliantly plotted and rich in period detail." - Robert Foster, best-selling author of The Lunar Code
"A gripping historical mystery." - Tom Kasey, best-selling author of The Dante Conspiracy
Mark Dewar has a fascination for Spain in the time of the Moors, Al Andalus, and for crime fiction. This is the third novel in the Cordoba series.
Genre: Historical Mystery
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