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392 pages, Paperback
First published April 1, 2009
, set amidst a transitional turmoil period (1729-1730), when the reign shifted from the tulip era to the Patrona Halil Revolt. The murder mystery is integrated into the story of the revolt of 1730 and is structured as 66 short chapters, each titled with a question. (Why 66? Because “the word lale, meaning tulip, represents the number sixty-six in the ancient abjad writing system”: the book is full of touches like this.)