Any bloody death will lead Inspectors Cetin Ikmen and Mehmet Suleyman out onto the dark streets of Istanbul. On 21 January, a half-decapitated corpse in the poor multicultural district of Tarlabasi poses a particularly frustrating and gruesome mystery. But as the months pass and the violence increases, it turns into a hunt for that rare phenomenon in the golden city on the Bosphorus: a serial killer.

Desperate to uncover the killer's twisted logic as the body count rises, Ikmen and Suleyman find only more questions. How are the victims connected? What is the significance of the number 21? And how many Istanbullus must die before they find the answers?

Follow Inspector Cetin Ikmen into the dangerous streets of Istanbul in the thrilling new crime novel from Silver Dagger award-winning writer Barbara Nadel

About the Author
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

Reviews
Impeccable mystery plotting, exotic and atmospheric - Guardian

The Morse of Istanbul - Daily Telegraph

Intelligent and captivating - The Sunday Times

Gripping and unusual detective story, vivid and poignant - Literary Review



Book Information
ISBN 9780755388943
Author Barbara Nadel
Format Paperback
Page Count 416
Imprint Headline Book Publishing
Publisher Headline Publishing Group
Weight(grams) 282g
Dimensions(mm) 197mm * 129mm * 28mm