River of the Dead [Hardcover]

Barbara Nadel (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 8, 2009

Convicted murderer and drug baron Yusuf Kaya has escaped from Istanbul prison. He appears to have had inside help...Inspector Cetin Ikmen is called to investigate Kaya's contacts in the city, while Inspector Suleyman heads to Kaya's home town of Mardin, a dangerous city in the south east of Turkey. Back in Istanbul, as Ikmen delves deeper into Kaya's past, the body count continues to rise. Meanwhile, Suleyman discovers that Kaya has another wife in Mardin, an American woman heavily guarded by members of the Kaya clan. It's not long before the two Inspectors are caught up in a terrifying web of arms and drug running, terrorism, blackmail and murder...

Editorial Reviews

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"This page turner of a book proceeds to an exciting conclusion . . . picking up and reading the 11th title by Barbara Nadel was like putting on a comfortable pair of gloves; she writes with such fluidity and grace about a country she has a lot of intimacy with . . . a real delight."  —eurocrime.co.uk

--This text refers to the Paperback edition.

About the Author

Barbara Nadel trained as an actress but is now a full-time writer. She has worked as a public relations officer for Rethink Severe Mental Illness's Good Companion Service, and prior to that was a mental health advocate in a psychiatric hospital. She is the author of the highly acclaimed Inspector Ikmen crime series set in Turkey and the popular Hancock crime series set in the East End of London during World War Two. Born in the East End of London, she now lives in Lancashire.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 320 pages
• Publisher: Headline Library Hardbacks (January 8, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0755335643
• ISBN-13: 978-0755335640
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.3 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,248,396 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Into the Wild East, October 16, 2010

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Tom King "Tom" (Silver Spring, Maryland, USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: River of the Dead (Inspector Ikmen Mysteries) (Paperback)

The Ikmen mysteries are marvellous portraits of Istanbul, delights for someone like me who's preparing to visit for the first time. But this one takes Inspector Suleyman off to the wild, strange eastern part of the country where he encounters people and practices -- even a living saint and a snake goddess -- that stress his cosmopolitan sensitivities and cause him to reconsider his relationship to his Ottoman roots. All in an area where the Mesopotamian plain stretches out in such misty vastness that it is referred to as "the ocean," and all while poor Ikmen and his long-suffering wife Fatma are confronted by their long-lost son -- a fascinating, convoluted, but very believable story, with the kinds of vivid characters that make all Nadel's books such treats. And plenty of blood and gore.

5.0 out of 5 stars Great story, classic Nadel, October 3, 2011

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Phyllis Eddings - See all my reviews
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This review is from: River of the Dead (Paperback)

If you enjoy the Inspector Ikmen series, you will love this one.

There is only one little detail that I just can't ignore, though. A body turns up on the riverbank that has come from the war in Iraq. How? Rivers flow south from Turkey INTO Iraq, not the other way around.

Other than that, I truly enjoyed the depiction of the southeast of Turkey, and the rich mixture of heritage & cultures found there.

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars wonderful book about eastern Turkey, August 6, 2010

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Lyndel King - See all my reviews

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This review is from: River of the Dead (Hardcover)

I love mystery books that in addition to a great plot provide insight into a culture and a place. This one fills the bill wonderfully. While many people think of Istanbul as an exotic and mysterious place, this one takes us to a place in Turkey that even Istanbul residents find exotic and mysterious.