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Mamur Zapt Books in Order

Mamur Zapt by Michael Pearce contains 19 books, published between 1988 and 2017. The first book is The Mamur Zapt and the Return of the Carpet (1988) and the newest is The Women of the Souk (2017). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
19
Published
1988–2017
Pages on record
3,571 in 17 of 19 books
Reading time
60–89 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 3,571 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 17 of 19 titles with a page count on record.

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Michael Pearce's Mamur Zapt series follows Gareth Cadwallader Owen, a British police chief in Cairo, through historical mysteries touching on Egyptian politics and government. The 19 books open with The Mamur Zapt and the Return of the Carpet (1988). The Night of the Dog (1989), The Camel of Destruction (1993) and The Fig Tree Murder (1996) come later, and the series closes with The Women of the Souk (2017).

How many Mamur Zapt books are there?

Mamur Zapt has 19 books, released between 1988 and 2017.

Mamur Zapt Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 19 Mamur Zapt books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.

  1. Cover of The Mamur Zapt and the Return of the Carpet by Michael Pearce, book 1 of the Mamur Zapt series (1988)
  2. Cover of The Night of the Dog by Michael Pearce, book 2 of the Mamur Zapt series (1989)
  3. Cover of The Mamur Zapt and the Donkey-vous by Michael Pearce, book 3 of the Mamur Zapt series (1990)
  4. Cover of The Mamur Zapt and the Men Behind by Michael Pearce, book 4 of the Mamur Zapt series (1991)
  5. Cover of The Mamur Zapt and the Girl in the Nile by Michael Pearce, book 5 of the Mamur Zapt series (1992)
  6. Cover of The Camel of Destruction by Michael Pearce, book 7 of the Mamur Zapt series (1993)
  7. Cover of The Snake Catcher's Daughter by Michael Pearce, book 8 of the Mamur Zapt series (1994)
  8. Cover of The Mingrelian Conspiracy by Michael Pearce, book 9 of the Mamur Zapt series (1995)
  9. Cover of The Fig Tree Murder by Michael Pearce, book 10 of the Mamur Zapt series (1996)
  10. Cover of The Last Cut by Michael Pearce, book 11 of the Mamur Zapt series (1998)
  11. Cover of Death of an Effendi by Michael Pearce, book 12 of the Mamur Zapt series (1999)
  12. Cover of A Cold Touch of Ice by Michael Pearce, book 13 of the Mamur Zapt series (2000)
  13. Cover of The Face in the Cemetery by Michael Pearce, book 14 of the Mamur Zapt series (2001)
  14. Cover of The Point in the Market by Michael Pearce, book 15 of the Mamur Zapt series (2003)
  15. Cover of The Mark of the Pasha by Michael Pearce, book 16 of the Mamur Zapt series (2008)
  16. Cover of The Mouth of the Crocodile by Michael Pearce, book 18 of the Mamur Zapt series (2015)
  1. 1
    The Mamur Zapt and the Return of the Carpet1988 · 200 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1988200
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  2. 2
    The Night of the Dog1989 · 225 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1989225
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  3. 3
    The Mamur Zapt and the Donkey-vous1990 · 224 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1990224
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  4. 4
    The Mamur Zapt and the Men Behind1991 · 240 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1991240
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  5. 5
    The Mamur Zapt and the Girl in the Nile1992 · 234 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1992234
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  6. 6
    The Mamur Zapt and the Spoils of Egypt1992 · 192 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1992192
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  7. 7
    The Camel of Destruction1993 · 196 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1993196
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  8. 8
    The Snake Catcher's Daughter1994 · 194 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1994194
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  9. 9
    The Mingrelian Conspiracy1995 · 201 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1995201
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  10. 10
    The Fig Tree Murder1996 · 210 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1996210
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  11. 11
    The Last Cut1998 · 204 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1998204
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  12. 12
    Death of an Effendi1999 · 207 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1999207
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  13. 13
    A Cold Touch of Ice2000 · 226 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2000226
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  14. 14
    The Face in the Cemetery2001 · 232 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2001232
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  15. 15
    The Point in the Market2003 · 214 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2003214
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  16. 16
    The Mark of the Pasha2008 · 200 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2008200
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  17. 17
    The Bride Box2013 · confirmed 1/4
    2013–
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  18. 18
    The Mouth of the Crocodile2015 · confirmed 1/4
    2015–
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  19. 19
    The Women of the Souk2017 · 172 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2017172
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Is there a chronological order for Mamur Zapt?

No separate chronological order is on record for Mamur Zapt, because none of the book listings this catalogue draws on publishes one; the publication order above is the only order given.

Do you have to read Mamur Zapt books in order?

You should read the Mamur Zapt books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Mamur Zapt book also stands alone.

Where to start with Mamur Zapt

Start with The Mamur Zapt and the Return of the Carpet (1988), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Mamur Zapt book?

The Women of the Souk (2017) is the newest Mamur Zapt book released so far.

Is there a new Mamur Zapt book coming?

No next Mamur Zapt book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Mamur Zapt at a glance

No recent titles
The newest Mamur Zapt title on record dates from 2017, 9 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
Mamur Zapt books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
Length
3,571 pages across the 17 of 19 books with a recorded length, a median of 207 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Mamur Zapt books, 10 of 19, were published in the 1990s.

What the Mamur Zapt books are about

All 19 Mamur Zapt books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: mystery & detective is tagged on 12 of 19. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

More books by Michael Pearce

The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.