Series: Inspector Ikmen Mysteries | Publication Date: July 8, 2010
In the 12th volume of the acclaimed Inspector Ikmen mysteries, the chain-smoking, hard-drinking Istanbul detective ventures on to the mean streets of low-life London to solve a vicious conspiracy
When the Istanbul police raid a counterfeit goods factory in the run-down district of Tarlabasi, a young man with explosives strapped to his chest blows himself up in front of them. In the process, Istanbul's Inspector Çetin Ikmen is injured. Documents found in the factory lead the authorities in both Istanbul and London to believe that a terrorist attack, in part orchestrated from the Tarlabasi factory, is about to be enacted in the British capital. Ikmen goes undercover among the North London Turkish community, although what he uncovers there is certainly not what his British colleagues were expecting.
"Intriguing . . . all will appreciate the skill with which Nadel depicts the tensions underlying contemporary Turkish society as well as her ability to make each of her characters fully human." —Publishers Weekly on Arabesk
"Add Inspector Ikmen and his motley crew to the growing list of outstanding fictional cops plying their trades across all parts of Europe and Asia, which have become hotbeds of police procedural excellence." —Booklist
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About the Author
Barbara Nadel received the Crime Writers' Association Silver Dagger for Deadly Web. Other titles in the Inspector Ikman mysteries series include Belshazzar's Daughter, The Ottoman Cage, and Arabesk.
Product Details
Paperback: 352 pages
Publisher: Headline Book Publishing (July 8, 2010)
The Inspector Cetin Ikmen series brings the history and geography of modern day Istanbul to life. The whole series offers a view of the Turkish, Ottoman, and Kurdish cultures mixing at one of the crossroads of the world. In this book Ikmen moves out of his element to London as an undercover agent. Nadel's history in the mental health service in London brings an astonishing depth to the characters in this book. It also describes the ugly side of the manufacture of counterfeit designer goods, and, in this case, the connection to terrorism and its human cost. The whole series is a treat for the "armchair traveller" and this book is one of the best.
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I just finished Barbara Nadel's latest book in the Inspector Ikman series. This author never disappoints. I have read all of her previous books and hope to see more published in the future. Her style is professional and creative, weaving a gripping mystery while teaching fascinating facts about Turkish culture.
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I am a huge fan of this series. As a person with great love for the Turkish people and having visited the country twice, I love the insight into Turkish lives and thoughts provided by Barbara Nadel. But, I have to say this is my least favorite novel in the series. It was depressing and had little interaction between Ikmen and his fellows. That's the part that really makes the books good, and we just didn't get it this time. Anxiously anticipating the next one.
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