A body is found in the ruined Constantinople hippodrome: a woman, clutching a piece of red stone. She's recently given birth, but there's no sign of the baby. Inspector Cetin Ikmen discovers she was a Byzantine specialist on a crusade to protect the historic but now squalid areas of Istanbul that her enemy, property developer Ahmet Oden, seeks to destroy and rebuild. As Ikmen searches for the lost child and the truth behind her death, the people of Istanbul rise up in protest against their government in Gezi Park, and the city lurches into chaos and anger. Against this background, Ikmen will unravel a tale of ancient hostility and modern desires, where the truth is concealed within the secret history of this antique city.
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Recensione:
Ever topical, with her finger on the pulse of modern Turkey, Barbara Nadel's latest Inspector Ikmen novel takes place to a backdrop of the Gezi Park protests...gripping...fast-paced (Today's Zaman)
'There's no one quite like Nadel... Seamlessly weaving together so many diverse threads is the work of a master with her finger firmly on the city's pulse... Gripping' (Big Issue (Istanbul))
The Morse of Istanbul (Daily Telegraph)
Intelligent and captivating (The Sunday Times)
Impeccable mystery plotting, exotic and atmospheric (Guardian)
Gripping and unusual detective story, vivid and poignant (Literary Review)
Descrizione del libro:
Set against the Gezi Park uprising of 2013, this is the 17th crime thriller featuring Inspectors Cetin Ikmen and Mehmut Suleyman in Istanbul
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- EditoreHeadline Book Pub Ltd
- Data di pubblicazione2015
- ISBN 10 1472213769
- ISBN 13 9781472213761
- RilegaturaCopertina rigida
- Numero di pagine407
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