Michael Pearce
Michael Pearce (1933–2022) was a British writer renowned for his historical fiction and police procedurals, particularly the acclaimed 19-volume 'Mamur Zapt' detective series set in early 20th-century Egypt. Born in Egypt to Anglo-Egyptian Sudanese parents, he grew up in Sudan and later returned to teach there before becoming a full-time writer in London. His works span historical mysteries and crime novels, earning him the Crime Writers' Association's Last Laugh Award.
Historical Mystery
Crime
Police Procedural
Historical Fiction
A Dead Man in Athens
A Dead Man in Barcelona (Seymour of Special Branch)
The Bride Box (A Mamur Zapt Mystery)
The Men Behind (Mamur Zapt Mysteries Book 4)
The Fig Tree Murder (Mamur Zapt Mysteries Book 10)
Mark of the Pasha, The: A Mamur Zapt Mystery (Mamur Zapt Mysteries)
The Mouth of the Crocodile: A Mamur Zapt mystery set in pre-World War I Egypt
A Dead Man in Naples
A Dead Man in Barcelona (Seymour of Special Branch)
The Mingrelian Conspiracy (Mamur Zapt Mysteries Book 9)
The Mouth of the Crocodile: A Mamur Zapt mystery set in pre-World War I Egypt
The Bride Box
Dead Man in Barcelona
Dead Man in Malta: A Sandor Seymour Mystery
Dead Man in Naples
The Face in the Cemetery: A Mamur Zapt Mystery (Mamur Zapt Mysteries)
Mamur Zapt & the Men Behind
A Dead Man in Trieste
A Dead Man in Athens
The Mouth of the Crocodile: A Mamur Zapt mystery set in pre-World War I Egypt
Dead Man in Athens
Black British Drama: A Transnational Story
The Last Cut (A Mamur Zapt Mystery)
The Girl in the Nile: A Mamur Zapt Mystery