"The Mamur Zapt and the Night of the Dog" by Michael Pearce, #2 Mamur Zapt historical mystery series (our library only had this one in the series)I found this to be an interesting historical mystery set in a time that I'm unfamiliar with (early 1900's Egypt). I enjoyed the author's style of writing, although I found his historical references to be more interesting then the actual mystery. The author is very talented in showing us the differences between British culture and Egyptian culture. At first I was bogged down with all of the different secondary characters but I found that by writing down their names, how they related to the story and the page # they were first introduced, I was able to finally remember their importance to the story! Even though I've only read this one, I would definitely recommend the series to those who like a quick and entertaining mystery read. The only reason this got 3 stars instead of 4 is because as much as I enjoyed it while reading, afterwards I didn't really feel much emotional connection to the characters.
