Follow Inspectors Ikmen and Süleyma into the dangerous streets of Istanbul in the thrilling new crime novel from award-winning writer Barbara Nadel. On 21 January, a half-decapitated corpse alerts the Inspectors attention. Months pass, the violence increases, it turns into a hunt for a serial killer. Desperate to uncover the killer's twisted logic, they find only more questions.
Klappentext
"Any bloody death will lead Inspectors ðCetin çIkmen and Mehmet Sèuleyman 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, çIkmen and Sèuleyman 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?--Provided by publisher.
Biografie
Barbara Nadel wuchs im Londoner East End auf, bereist die Türkei seit über zwanzig Jahren und hat seitdem ein "Liebesverhältnis zu Istanbul". Ausgebildet als Schauspielerin und Psychologin, arbeitet sie seit vielen Jahren im Bereich Erziehung und mentaler Gesundheit. Kommissar Çetin Ikmen, das sympathische ketten-rauchende Haupt einer Großfamilie, ist die Hauptperson ihrer Krimis.