Jason GoodwinJason Goodwin fell under the spell of Istanbul while studying Byzantine history at Cambridge University. On Foot to the Golden Horn, his second book, recounts the story of his six-month pilgrimage across Eastern Europe to reach the city for th first time. Jason went on to write Lords of the Horizons: A History of the Ottoman Empire praised by Jan Morris as 'a high-octane work of art.' His first Yashim mystery, The Janissary Tree, became an international bestseller when it was published in 2006; it and its sequel, The Snake Stone, have been translated into 37 languages. He is married to Kate, his companion on the walk to Istanbul; they live in Dorset with their four children. Read More Read Less