The Janissary Tree
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The Janissary Tree (ISBN 9781602523425) is a detective novel, written by Jason Goodwin. It set in Istanbul in 1836. The first in a series featuring the eunuch detective Yashim, it deals with the fictional aftermath of a real event in Ottoman history - the so-called Auspicious Event, which took place in June, 1826. The Janissary Tree won an Edgar Award for Best Novel 2007.