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River of The Dead (Inspector Ikmen Mystery 11): A chilling murder mystery set across Istanbul
Barbara Nadel
Fiction, Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945), Crime & mystery
'Inspector Cetin Ikmen is a detective up there with Morse, Rebus and Wexford. Gripping and highly recommended' Time Out
The chilling psycho-mystery from the highly-acclaimed and award-winning author Barbara Nadel.
Convicted murderer and drug baron Yusuf Kaya has escaped from Istanbul prison. He appears to have had inside help. 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. As Ikmen delves deeper into Kaya's past, the body count continues to rise. It's not long before the two Inspectors are caught up in a terrifying web of arms and drug running, terrorism, blackmail and murder...
Praise for River of The Dead (Inspector Ikmen Mystery 11): A chilling murder mystery set across Istanbul
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Praise for Barbara Nadel: 'The denouement is exciting...the atmosphere of a city under nightly bombardment is very well portrayed and I'm looking forward to the next book - Sunday Telegraph
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Gripping and unusual detective story, vivid and poignant - Literary Review
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Impeccable mystery plotting, exotic and atmospheric - Guardian
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Intelligent and captivating - The Sunday Times
Barbara Nadel
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
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