The Janissary Tree

Edgar Award (Best Novel) · 2007 · Winner

Farrar, Straus and GirouxSeptember 19, 2006mystery-crimeISBN 9780374178796

Award History

Award	Year	Status	Citation
Edgar Award (Best Novel)	2007	Winner

About This Book

Set in 19th-century Istanbul, this mystery follows Yashim, a eunuch who serves as an investigator for the Ottoman court, as he unravels a series of murders among Janissary soldiers. Winner of the Edgar Award for Best Novel.

About the Author

Jason GoodwinBritish

Jason Goodwin is a British historian and crime novelist. He won the Edgar Award for Best Novel for The Janissary Tree, the first in his Yashim the Eunuch detective series set in 19th-century Istanbul.