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The dark side of love

Schami, Rafik, 1946-2010
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A dead man hangs from the portal of St. Paul's Chapel in Damascus. He was a Muslim officer - and he was murdered. But when Detective Barudi sets out to interrogate the man's mysterious widow, the Secret Service takes the case away from him. Barudi continues to investigate clandestinely and discovers the murderer's motive: it is a blood feud between Mushtak and Shahin clans, reaching back to the beginnings of the 20th century. And, linked to it, a love story that can have no happy ending, for reconciliation has no place within old tribal structures.
Main title:
The dark side of love / Rafik Schami ; translated from the German by Anthea Bell.
Imprint:
London: Arabia Books, 2010, c2009.
Collation:
853 p. : geneal. tables ; 20 cm.
Notes:
First published in German by Carl Hanser Verlag Munchen, 2004. First published in English: London : Arabia Books, 2009.
ISBN:
9781906697242
Language:
English
BRN:
126767
LocationCollectionCall numberStatus/Desc
Library at the DockFictionSCHAOn loan - Due: 09 Jun 2026
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