The Snake Stone Subclass_Christian Family Beginning with Italy's invasion of

Beginning with Italy's invasion of Ottoman Tripoli in September 1911

how would a 'fraidy mouse like me ever survive the year's scariest holiday

of a cave where dragon bones are mined and where Peking Man was discovered

and word makes daily life a struggle

With his big heart and friendly nature

The Snake Stone Subclass_Christian Family Beginning with Italy's invasion ofYashim is no ordinary detective. It's not that he's particularly brave. Or that he cooks so well, or reads French novels. Not even that his best friend is the Ambassador from Poland, whose country has vanished from the map. Yashim is a eunuch. As the Sultan plans a series of radical reforms to his empire, a concubine is strangled in the palace harem. And a young cadet is found butchered in the streets of Istanbul. Delving deep into the city's crooked