An Evil Eye: A Novel Audiobook

" I did not enjoy this adventure of Yasmin the eunuch as much as I did some of the previous ones but it was still a good read. Seemed to be giving a little more backstory to the series and left me thinking more was to come. "

" Investigator Yashim is back on the case...and what a disjointed one it is. Though the plots twist and turn (and drop entirely), at least our trusty detective is back in Istanbul. The first two are better and more thrilling, but this one will do. "

" Very confusing plot, but as enjoyable and as fun as always. Loved the depictions of life inside the harem. "

" Thank you again Mr. Goodwin for another puzzler. Yashim is a wonderfully understated hero and detective. He not only solves that tasks assigned but also looks for the greater good...and he is a marvelous cook. I love the food scenes. "

" I really enjoyed this though a map of Istanbul at the beginning of the book would have helped! Detective Yashim is well drawn and I liked reading about the history of the city and the harems. I'm looking forward to reading the other books in the series. "

" My favorite Yashim thus since the first one. You can feel the pace of history as it overwhelms the Ottomans even as Yashim feverishly moves from the Harem to the diplomatic dance and attempts to evade his past. "

" I think that I would have enjoyed this book more if I knew anything about Turkish history OR if I had read one of the previous novels featuring this 'detective.' Favorite part: food descriptions! "

" another great book, read in Syria under circumstances I'll never forget.. "

" LOVE these books! and although I am tempted to give another 5 it probably isn't the BEST of the series but Jason Goodwin does not fail to keep up the wonderful standards of taking us through 'his' world of Istanbul in 1860. I'm happy to read in the end notes that another book is in progress! "

" Really enjoyed it - even better than the last one. Way to go Yashim! "

" This was an entertaing read. I loved the history of the Ottoman empire and the reaches of it. The discriptions of Istanbul and the Bospharus coast made me feel like I was there. I also liked the twists and turns of the story, and finding out how Yashim became an enouch. "

" You rally can't go wrong with Jason Goodwin and the Ottoman Empire (check out his Lords of the Horizons). This one is more focused than The Bellini Card and shows us a Yashim embroiled in the coils of harem politics. Thoroughly enjoyable mayhem with delicious recipes! "

" Loved the setting, liked the characters, but I never was able to follow the plot. Good book to read coming home from Turkey. "

" 4th in a mystery series set in 1830's Istanbul. the detective is a eunch. yup. some interesting bits of history as author is a history writer too (award winning history writer) and has recipes. "

" Good book. I've enjoyed this series. Yashim, the eunuch is a very interesting character. I hope the next installment gives more details about his past. "

" A return to form for Goodwin. Enjoyed the mystery as well as the atmoshphere in this return to Istambul. A melanchology look at life for aging concubines and eunachs. "

" What is better than a cosy, well-written historical detective series? Jason Goodwin writes with authority about the waning days of the Ottoman Empire, and his hero, a eunuch named Yashim, is intelligent and engaging. I love this series! "

" Investigator Yashim is back on the case...and what a disjointed one it is. Though the plots twist and turn (and drop entirely), at least our trusty detective is back in Istanbul. The first two are better and more thrilling, but this one will do. "

" Loved the setting, liked the characters, but I never was able to follow the plot. Good book to read coming home from Turkey. "

" This book is the fourth in Goodwin's series about nineteenth century Istanbul and palace officer/detective/eunuch Yashim. It's full of the day-to-day intrigues and Istabuli life that Yashim meets as he performs his duties to the sultan. "

" I enjoyed traveling to Istanbul in the 1830's through this book. Since I jumped into the middle of the series with book four, I may have not understood as much about the characters, but I greatly enjoyed it and intend to start the series and read them through. "

" I've read all 4 of Goodwin's Yashim books - An Evil Eye is a good'un. I'm a sucker for good historical fiction, and this is that. "

" Really enjoyed it - even better than the last one. Way to go Yashim! "