Be ready for a roller - coaster of a thriller... If you enjoyed Alum's debut novel, Harem Secrets, you will enjoy Caravan To Paradise even more. This taut, compelling thriller will keep you guessing till the very end. It's 1531, İstanbul, in the Ottoman Empire. Adam Pahsa, a precocious judge, has prematurely retired from service as a member of the Imperial Council. Going on pilgrimage to Mecca, he is asked to carry a top secret latter for delivery to the governor of Damascus. Little does he know that ever

1530 - The Ottoman Sultan's armies have faced a humiliating retreat from the walls of Vienna and his troops are restless. Istanbul is drowning in rumours of murder, intrigue, spies, and sexual depravity. Then comes the mysterious death of the beautiful Shireen. Treasurer of the Imperial Harem, and the Sultan calls on the bookish Adam Pasha to investigate. Aided by Murat, his trusty Georgian steward, and Mikhail, a fast-rising palace physician, Adam sets about the investigation. But, with the Grand Vizier,