The Janissary Tree by Jason Goodwin won the 2007 Mystery Writers' of America Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Novel! (
press release - PDF only) I really enjoyed
The Janissary Tree and I'm becoming quite a fan of Jason Goodwin, I'm currently reading some of his non-fiction and he's an amazing writer!
For those of you who aren't familiar with it,
The Janissary Tree takes place in the later years of the Ottoman Empire and is very historically and culturally accurate - it's a great light introduction to the Ottoman Empire, as well as an interesting mystery. It is also the
Middle Eastern Culture Book Club pick for May 2007. If you haven't read it, I highly recommend you pick up a copy, it is well worth it!
Julie
