Cetin Ikmen #24: Bride Price

Cetin Ikmen #24: Bride Price
Barbara Nadel
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h196 x 128mm - 400pg
15 Sep 2022 UK
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9781472273543
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Every relationship comes at a cost in this tense and gripping Turkish mystery from award-winning crime writer Barbara Nadel and featuring Ikmen - ' one of modern crime fiction' s true heroes' The TimesWhen jeweller Fahrettin Muftugolu is found dead in his apartment in the Istanbul district of Vefa, it looks like suicide. Searching the jeweller' s home, Inspector Mehmet Suleyman and his team come across a hoard of extraordinary artefacts including solid gold religious relics and a mummified human head. But are they real and, if so, who owns these priceless possessions? As his colleagues begin their investigation, Suleyman is distracted by troubles of his own. His wedding to Gonca Serekoglu is days away, but when Gonca receives her bridal bedcover from a Roma haberdasher and discovers that it is covered in blood, she sees this as a curse on their marriage. Suleyman asks his old friend Cetin Ikmen to help him uncover the truth, but the task is not that simple. . . Meanwhile, as the stories swirling around Muftugolu become increasingly sinister, the dead man' s wife appears, laying claim to his valuables, and Suleyman is drawn into a dark and dangerous world of smuggling and savagery . . .

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Complex and beguiling: a Turkish delight -- Mick Herron Ikmen is one of modern crime fiction' s true heroes, complex yet likeable, and the city he inhabits - Istanbul - is just as fascinating * The Times * Barbara Nadel' s distinctive Istanbul-set Inspector Ikmen thrillers combine brightly coloured scene setting with deliciously tortuous plots - the resourceful Ikmen is always struggling with intractable cases * Guardian * Inspector Cetin Ikmen is one of detective fiction' s most likeable investigators, despite his grumpy and unsociable character . . . think of him as the Morse of Istanbul * Daily Telegraph * Ikmen and Suleyman form an easygoing if tense partnership as ever, and Nadel has no equal when it comes to summoning the dark side of her fictional environment, behind the glossy image of tourist brochures * Crime Time * Nadel' s deep passion for Turkish culture and her intimate knowledge of that land come through vividly in this riveting crime drama * Publisher' s Weekly * The delight of Nadel' s books is the sense of being taken beneath the surface of an ancient city . . . We look into the alleyways and curious dark quarters of Istanbul, full of complex characters and louche atmosphere * Independent * Fans of Barbara Nadel' s Inspector Cetin Ikmen have had a front-row seat for the social and political changes that have been happening in Turkey, and revealing insights into the way they' ve affected the lives of the city' s richly diverse inhabitants * The Sunday Times *
Trained as an actress, Barbara Nadel used to work in mental health services. Born in the East End of London, she now writes full time and has been a visitor to Turkey for over twenty years. She received the Crime Writers' Association Silver Dagger for her novel DEADLY WEB, and the Swedish Flintax Prize for historical crime fiction for her first Francis Hancock novel, LAST RIGHTS. To find out more, follow Barbara on Twitter @BarbaraNadel or visit her website www. barbara-nadel. com
Status: Active
ISBN-13: 9781472273543
Published: 15 Sep 2022
Published In: United Kingdom
Imprint: Headline Book Publishing
Publisher: Headline Publishing Group
Format: Paperback
Height: 196mm
Width: 128mm
Spine: 32mm
Weight: 281g
Pages: 400

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