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Istanbul - in antiquity, called the Land of the Blind - is a city where old and new collide, and the fallout can be deadly... In the ruins of the Constantinople hippodrome lies a body: a woman, clutching a piece of red stone. She's recently given birth, but there's no sign of the baby. Inspector ÇetinIkmendiscovers she was Ariadne Savva, a Byzantine specialist on a crusade to protect the historic areas of Istanbul that property developer Ahmet Öden seeks to destroy and rebuild. As Ikmensearches for the lost child and the facts behind Ariadne's death, the people of Istanbul rise up in protest against their government in Gezi Park. Amid the chaos, Ikmenand his colleague Mehmet Süleymanmust unravel a tale of ancient hostility and modern desires, to find the truth concealed within the secret history of their antique city.

The gripping twenty-fifth Ikmen mystery from award-winning crime writer Barbara Nadel will delight her many fans. 'Ikmen is one of modern crime fiction's true heroes' The Times

Convicted murderer and drug baron Yusuf Kaya has escaped from an Istanbul prison. 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. As Ikmen delves deeper into Kaya's past, the body count continues to rise. Meanwhile, Suleyman discovers that Kaya has another wife, 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.

The second in a crime series featuring former policeman and soldier PI Lee Arnold and his Muslim assistant Mumtaz Hakim. A new client, Nasreen, has sought Hakim's help, but both women are on a path towards destruction as the consequences of ignoring their instincts become ever more dangerous...

Shocking secrets are revealed when a woman's body is exhumed... The gripping twenty-second mystery in the bestselling Ikmen series by Barbara Nadel, the Silver Dagger Award-winning author of A KNIFE TO THE HEART and INCORRUPTIBLE. 'The Morse of Istanbul' Daily Telegraph

A derelict villa near Istanbul holds dark spirits, secrets and murder... The gripping twenty-first mystery in the bestselling Ikmen series by Barbara Nadel, the Silver Dagger Award-winning author of INCORRUPTIBLE and THE HOUSE OF FOUR. 'The Morse of Istanbul' Daily Telegraph

A heartwarming story of survival and friendship, from an essential new voice in the genre

In the summer of 1976, young John Saunders disappeared in Woolwich Foot Tunnel. Forty-two years later he re-emerges, complete with an American accent. Whilst a DNA test confirms his identity, his story does not ring true... what really happened and why has he come back?

A half-decapitated corpse in the poor multicultural district of Tarlabaðsi in çIstanbul poses a particularly frustrating and gruesome mystery to Inspectors çIkmen and Sèuleyman.

Ex-soldier Lee Arnold and his Muslim assistant Mumtaz Hakim run a detective agency in London's ethnically diverse, crime-ridden East End. Mumtaz is approached by an Egyptian woman, Salwa, whose husband is in Belmarsh prison on terrorism charges. Salwa convinces Mumtaz of her husband's innocence and persuades her to go undercover to prove it. But Salwa is not what she seems. Trapped in an old tunnel that leads to the London docks, will Mumtaz escape with her life?

As London burns, an unlikely hero unearths a series of brutal murders...The third novel in the acclaimed Francis Hancock World War Two crime series

When Cetin Ikmen is invited to a murder mystery evening at Istanbul's famous Pera Palas Hotel he finds himself embroiled in a deadly game of life imitating art. Walking in the steps of the great Agatha Christie, Ikmen experiences fear and hatred which have echoes deep in his own past.

The gripping Istanbul crime novel from Barbara Nadel delves into the shocking world of honour killing

Barbara Nadel's gripping Turkish crime novel tackles the treacherous and seedy underworld of Detroit's gang warfare

The eighteenth novel in the critically acclaimed Inspector Ikmen series from Silver Dagger Award-winning author Barbara Nadel.

The gripping twenty-third Ikmen mystery from award-winning crime writer Barbara Nadel will delight her many fans, as Ikmen and Suleyman uncover the shocking truth behind a double murder in Istanbul. 'Ikmen is one of modern crime fiction's true heroes' The Times

The gripping twenty-fourth Ikmen mystery from award-winning crime writer Barbara Nadel will delight her many fans. 'Ikmen is one of modern crime fiction's true heroes' The Times

Old rivalries and new threats clash in London's East End in this fourth crime novel in the Hakim & Arnold series

In the shadow of St Paul's, Arnold and Hakim are drawn into an investigation involving an old man and a newborn baby.

Dark magic is unleashed on the streets of Istanbul in the 26th Ikmen mystery from award-winning author Barbara Nadel, whose Turkish crime novels are now the basis of The Turkish Detective, an eight-part TV series on BBC Two.

A man's body, virtually decapitated, is found by the Bosphorus. His identity card names him as Rifat Berisha, an Albanian. The family is impenetrable but when Inspector Cetin Ikmen, whose mother was Albanian, consults his cousin, Samsun, he's left in little doubt that Berisha's death is likely to be the result of a fis , an implacable blood feud between rival Albanian families. Which means the blood already shed will have to be avenged. And if the Berishas or their enemies discover Ikmen is from a noted Albanian clan, some of the spilt blood might be his...

The body of a teenage girl is discovered in a cistern deep below the city of Istanbul. For the Turkish police force's most talented officer, Inspector Çetin Ikmen, this is a difficult case. The girl was his daughter's friend and her attire, that of a nineteenth-century Ottoman, offers no easy explanation.With his promise of justice to the dead girl's mother still fresh on his lips, Ikmen is suddenly taken off the case and reassigned to the kidnapping of an ageing movie star's wife. The star is hiding something and so, Ikmen fears, are his superiors. A powerful secret exists in the labyrinthine city; one which those on either side of the law will do anything to prevent surfacing...

When peace and love turn into deadly conflict...

A dark, gripping mystery by hugely talented crime writer Barbara Nadel

The nineteenth novel in the critically acclaimed Inspector Ikmen series from Silver Dagger Award-winning author Barbara Nadel.

'Inspector Ikmen thrillers combine brightly coloured scene setting with deliciously tortuous plots' Guardian INCORRUPTIBLE is the gripping new Istanbul crime thriller starring Inspector Ikmen, 'the Morse of Istanbul' (Daily Telegraph), from award-winning author Barbara Nadel. Not to be missed by fans of Donna Leon. In the backstreets of Istanbul, a young woman's body is found. Dumped in a dustbin and covered in cut flowers, she is the victim of a frenzied and vicious stabbing. Inspector Ikmen discovers that the woman was well known in Istanbul. Newspapers had been calling her the blessed woman; cured of cancer in a Christian miracle and a proclaimed messenger of the Virgin Mary. These controversial claims had made her fierce enemies in the predominantly Islamic community and she had unwittingly stirred up divisions amongst the Christians of the city. But as Ikmen digs further into the case he uncovers powerful hatred and dark secrets lurking within her family. And to find the truth he must delve into a toxic world of fear, concealment and lies. The question is: was this a killing in the name of faith or does the answer lie somewhere else?

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A body is discovered in a cave in the remote region of Cappadocia, Turkey. The woman died of gunshot wounds, and her corpse has lain undisturbed for twenty years. Inspector Cetin Ikmen is summoned from Istanbul to investigate and discovers a complex web of intrigue. Was she killed by her boyfriend, driven mad by love, or her husband, believing she would never bear the son he wanted so badly? When it is revealed the girl was pregnant when she died, the whispers and accusations increase. Ikmen, stifled among a rural community thriving on folklore and intrigue, begins to think he will never see clearly through the lies surrounding this case. One thing, however, is clear: the past is as potent as the present.

Set in Istanbul, this debut novel introduces Inspector Cetin Ikmen, a compelling detective navigating the city's rich history and complex culture. As he investigates a murder that intertwines with the city's past, readers are drawn into a world of mystery and intrigue. The story showcases Nadel's engaging writing style and her ability to weave local color into a gripping crime narrative, making it a captivating start to the series.

Set against the gritty backdrop of lowlife London, Inspector Ikmen embarks on a thrilling quest to unravel a vicious conspiracy. As he navigates the city's dark alleys and complex criminal underworld, he confronts the challenges posed by the characters he encounters, each with their own secrets and motives. The narrative promises a gripping blend of suspense and intrigue, showcasing Ikmen's brilliance as he pieces together the clues that will lead him to the truth.

A naked teenage girl is found dead near the beautiful Byzantine Yoros Castle in Turkey. She has stabbed herself through the heart but there is evidence of bizarre sexual practice. In another part of Istanbul, a young boy seems to have committed suicide in similar circumstances. What dark rituals could have compelled them to fatal self-abuse? Inspectors oCetin Ikmen and Mehmet Suleyman follow an internet trail that leads them to an underworld of Goth nightclubs and Satanic worship. But even those murky shadows hide more than they reveal and the answers to an ever increasing number of suspicious deaths is more shocking and terrible than they could ever have imagined.

A killer with means but no motive, and the body count is rising... A man is found dead in a hotel room, a single stab wound in his heart. Could he be a victim of the 'Peeper'? The body of the man is delivered to forensics, but it is entirely clean. Has someone tampered with it? Meanwhile a young carpet dealer, on the brink of a huge sale, is found dead in the mangled remains of his Jeep. The deal would have made him - the carpet he wanted to sell used to belong to Lawrence of Arabia. Inspector Cetin Ikmen discovers that the young man was hiding a deadly secret...

The first in a new crime series featuring former policeman and soldier PI Lee Arnold and his Muslim assistant, Mumtaz Hakim.

Facing an incurable illness, Irving Levy is anxious to find someone to whom he can leave his considerable property. His closest relative would be his younger sister, but she vanished without a trace at a fairground in the 1960s. When Irving learns there may be more to the disappearance than he thought, he enlists the services of Hakim and Arnold.

Undertaker Francis Hancock tries to figure out how a series of murders are connected and discovers that his sister Nancy knew all of the victims.

The triumphantly accomplished second novel by award-winning author Barbara Nadel schovat popis

Out of the blue, private investigator and ex-soldier Lee Arnold receives a visit from an old army mate. Abbas is convinced he's had contact from his estranged son Fayyaad, radicalised and thought to be fighting for ISIL in Iraq. Lee's journey will take him from the Western world to the murky online recruitment techniques of radical Islamism.

The first in a brilliant crime series set during the Blitz from the wonderful Barbara Nadel, also author of the hugely popular Turkish crime novels featuring Inspector Cetin Ikmen

In the dark days of the Blitz, crime goes undercover...Undertaker Francis Hancock has seen the worst that humanity can do to itself. Why then does the murder of a young gypsy girl in Epping Forest move him so much? Travellers, gypsies, the homeless, deserters and German spies inhabit this stretch of open ground that was once her home. Francis knows it's not wise to delve into this human melting pot, but he is drawn to the exotic customs of the gypsies, their music and magic. But as he investigates the girl's murder further, the death toll rises and Francis uncovers a much bigger conspiracy, at the heart of which lies something even Adolf Hitler is prepared to kill for...

This fantastic debut novel by Barbara Nadel is compellingly atmospheric and has been highly praised: 'Exciting, accomplished and original' Literary Review schovat popis

Ulicemi Istanbulu se potuluje sériový vrah. V hotelovém pokoji je nalezen mrtvý muž, s jedinou bodnou ranou v srdci. Stal se snad obětí vraha, který se až dosud zaměřoval na homosexuály? Tělo mrtvého policie odveze k dalšímu ohledání, ale nejsou na něm žádné stopy. Manipuloval s ním někdo? Případu se ujímá inspektor Mehmet Süleyman. Vše se však zahalí ještě větším tajemstvím, když se do věci vloží příslušníci turecké tajné služby. Vyhrožují inspektorovi, že jestli někomu vyzradí výsledky svého pátrání, nepřežije… Mezitím v troskách džípu objeví s kulkou mezi lopatkami mladého prodavače koberců, který se chystal na velký obchod. To se mu však stalo osudným. Koberec, jejž zamýšlel prodat, totiž patřil slavnému Lawrencovi z Arábie. Inspektor Cetin Ikmen zjistí, že bohatá historie koberce je potřísněná krví a mladý muž ukrýval hřích a strašlivé tajemství… Mají obě vraždy něco společného? Jak se Ikmen a Süleyman pokoušejí zločiny vyřešit, odhalí neuvěřitelný příběh a velice brzy zjistí, že zdánlivě nevinná kulisa ukrývá vášeň a žárlivost, násilí a šílenství…

Während die Herbststürme über Istanbul hinwegfegen, grübelt der Inspektor über seinem zweiten Fall. Ein junger Mann wird tot in einer Wohnung in der Nähe des Topkapi-Palastes gefunden. Seltsamerweise hat keiner der Nachbarn ihn jemals das Haus betreten oder verlassen sehen, der einzige Besucher war ein gut gekleideter Armenier mit einem auffälligen Ring. Noch mysteriöser ist allerdings die Tatsache, dass der Körper des Toten übersät ist mit Einstichen von Injektionen und die Muskeln seiner Gliedmaßen offenbar verkümmert sind. Auch waren Türen und Fenster noch vor kurzer Zeit vernagelt. Offenbar wurde der junge Mann wie ein Gefangener gehalten. Aber warum?