{"product_id":"belshazzars-daughter-inspector-ikmen-mystery-1-isbn-9781035424924","title":"Belshazzar's Daughter (Inspector Ikmen Mystery 1)","description":"\u003cb\u003eBarbara Nadel's gripping Ikmen mysteries are the inspiration behind \u003ci\u003eThe Turkish Detective, \u003c\/i\u003eBBC Two's sensational eight-part TV crime drama series available to watch on BBC iPlayer.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBarbara Nadel introduces Inspector Cetin Ikmen for the first time in her debut novel, \u003ci\u003eBelshazzar's Daughter. \u003c\/i\u003eThe Ikmen mysteries have been highly praised:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003cb\u003eİkmen is one of modern crime fiction's true heroes\u003c\/b\u003e, complex yet likeable, and the city he inhabits - Istanbul - is just as fascinating' \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Times\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Barbara Nadel's distinctive Istanbul-set Inspector İkmen thrillers combine \u003cb\u003ebrightly coloured scene setting\u003c\/b\u003e with \u003cb\u003edeliciously tortuous plots\u003c\/b\u003e' \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eGuardian\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eA secret worth killing for...\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLeonid Meyer is found murdered in his flat in Balat, Istanbul's decrepit Jewish quarter, a swastika daubed on the wall in the old man's blood. But Inspector Cetin Ikmen is quick to eschew the obvious conclusion that this is a racist attack. The evidence leads Ikmen and his young lieutenant, Suleyman, to two people: Robert Cornelius, a teacher observed outside Meyer's flat shortly after the murder, and a retired businessman, Reinhold Smits, known to have had Nazi sympathies. But another link connects these two: a ninety-year-old Russian émigré, Maria Gulcu, a widow who thinks she possesses a secret worth killing for...\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat readers are saying about \u003ci\u003eBelshazzar's Daughter\u003c\/i\u003e:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'An \u003cb\u003eengaging, fascinating picture of life in Turkey. Wonderful characters\u003c\/b\u003e and a \u003cb\u003edeep plot\u003c\/b\u003e that constantly draws one to read on'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'An \u003cb\u003eexcellent murder mystery\u003c\/b\u003e set in the twilight world of old aristocracies in modern day Istanbul'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'An \u003cb\u003eintense psychological drama\u003c\/b\u003e with an impressive array of characters and colourful descriptions of the less salubrious areas of Istanbul. Nadel successfully evokes the hot sultry atmosphere of modern Turkey'","brand":"Headline","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47819099537637,"sku":"NP9781035424924","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/db205a5d-3ebb-4055-a486-b243018b51a9.jpg?v=1767834406","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/belshazzars-daughter-inspector-ikmen-mystery-1-isbn-9781035424924","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}