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Did Gencer kill his guest before committing suicide, or are they victims of a sinister double murder?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe dead Syrian is soon identified as Wael Al Hussain, whose wife, Samira, is in prison for attempting to kill Gencer a year ago. At the time, no one believed Samira's story that Gencer's wife had planned the attack, but now Samira's sister begs etin Ikmen to re-examine her claim.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMeanwhile, Inspector Mehmet Sleyman is on leave with his teenage son, Patrick, who is visiting from Ireland, but when Detective Kerim Grsel's transsexual ex-lover, Pembe, is also murdered, shortly after confessing that Wael Al Hussain had used her for sexual favours, Sleyman knows he must help Kerim solve this complex case. \u003cbr\u003eEntering a world of the Syrian diaspora, where tales of mythical storytellers abound, Ikmen and Sleyman uncover a tragic tale of dark secrets and double lives where nothing is at it seems...\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Goldsboro Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47263957025062,"sku":"forfeit-ikmen-mystery-23","price":23.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0733\/4900\/5606\/files\/503457c7-bd78-4521-91ad-03e9a22524fc.jpg?v=1701089530"},{"product_id":"land-of-the-blind-inspector-ikmen-mystery-17","title":"Land of the Blind (Inspector Ikmen Mystery 17)","description":"\u003cp\u003eA 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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Goldsboro Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47264084623654,"sku":"LMXQRJUF","price":19.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0733\/4900\/5606\/files\/31850a50-fba9-49ac-a9a8-7f56ec3e9b38.jpg?v=1701092360"},{"product_id":"a-noble-killing","title":"A Noble Killing","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhen Honour can be deadly...\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe brilliant thirteenth Istanbul crime novel from Barbara Nadel's Inspector Ikmen Mysteries series delves into the shocking world of honour killing.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Noble Killing will enthral fans of Andrea Camilleri and Colin Cotterill.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e'Add Inspector Ikmen and his motley crew to the growing list of outstanding fictional cops plying their trades across all parts of Europe and Asia, which have become hotbeds of police procedural excellence' - Booklist Turkey\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe police are called to the scene of what seems to be the honour killing of a young girl. Burnt alive, she is not the first girl to suffer such an horrific death in Istanbul.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther investigations by Inspectors Cetin Ikmen and Mehmet Suleyman reveal that the girl had a secret boyfriend who has now disappeared. He and the girl's family are prime suspects, even though forensic evidence is scant.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhy does the family, in common with other families of girls immolated in the city, now appear to be broke?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThere are also links to an infamous local gangster.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReligion, organised crime and the lengths some people will go to in order to conform, come together in a tragic story of violence in a divided and changing society. 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Impossible to put down'\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e'The twists and turns of the case keep you guessing' \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Goldsboro Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47522035925286,"sku":"9780755371600","price":19.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0733\/4900\/5606\/files\/4d269941-0694-4228-9706-f301368980da.jpg?v=1705683265"},{"product_id":"the-darkest-night","title":"The Darkest Night","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eDark magic is unleashed on the streets of Istanbul . . .\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen a newborn baby is found drowned in the shallow waters of the Golden Horn, all-out warfare threatens to erupt between rival criminal gangs. Inspector Kerim Gürsel is assigned to the case and he must tread carefully when DNA tests reveal that the baby's father is Görkan Paşahan, Istanbul's most feared Mafia boss. But the identity of the infant's mother is yet to be discovered . . .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMeanwhile, Çetin İkmen and Mehmet Süleyman attend the winter festival known as Bocuk Gecesi, held on the darkest night of the year, and witness a magic trick whereby a young man, Emir Kaya, disappears. While İkmen investigates how the illusion took place, Süleyman conducts a tortuous hunt for Emir Kaya that exposes a harrowing tale of depravation, betrayal and corruption where the bloodline of a child is worth killing for and everything has its price . . .\u003cbr\u003ePraise for Barbara Nadel's novels:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eComplex and beguiling\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e: a Turkish delight' \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eMick Herron\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eİ\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003ekmen is one of modern crime fiction's true heroes\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, complex yet likeable, and the city he inhabits - Istanbul - is just as fascinating' \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Times\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Barbara Nadel's distinctive Istanbul-set Inspector İkmen thrillers combine \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003ebrightly coloured scene setting\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e with \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003edeliciously tortuous plots\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e' \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eGuardian\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Goldsboro Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48560303309094,"sku":"9781472293787","price":22.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0733\/4900\/5606\/files\/aac3f59e-1882-4291-bc83-787c71b50d8a.jpg?v=1715705241"},{"product_id":"the-wooden-library","title":"The Wooden Library","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eThe twenty-seventh mystery featuring Çetin İkmen and Mehmet S\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eü\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eleyman, stars of BBC Two's gripping crime drama series\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Turkish Detective\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e, available to watch on BBC iPlayer\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003eInspector Mehmet Süleyman is on holiday in Romania when his distant cousin calls. Nurettin Süleyman has bought the Wooden Library, an ancient building in Istanbul once owned by their ancestor. He needs help cataloguing its priceless contents and who better for the job than Mehmet's old friend Çetin İkmen? As İkmen sets to work, he detects a terrible smell pervading the library that leads to the discovery of a rotting corpse. The dead body is that of Senol Ulusoy, the man who sold Nurettin the library . . .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA long-running feud between the two families comes to light, as does the bitter rivalry between the three Ulusoy brothers, fuelled by their father's cruel manipulation. Then pathologist Arto Sarkissian makes a shocking discovery that turns this case on its head, and Süleyman's detective team must dig deep to reveal a truth that is rooted in the past as well as the present . . .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003ePraise for Barbara Nadel's\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eİ\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003ekmen mysteries:\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eComplex and beguiling\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e: a Turkish delight'\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eMick Herron\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eİkmen is one of modern crime fiction's true heroes\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e, complex yet likeable, and the city he inhabits - Istanbul - is just as fascinating'\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Times\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Barbara Nadel's distinctive Istanbul-set Inspector İkmen thrillers combine\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003ebrightly coloured scene setting\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewith\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003edeliciously tortuous plots\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e'\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eGuardian\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Goldsboro Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55271118045557,"sku":"978103541897","price":22.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0733\/4900\/5606\/files\/1456c222-e7a8-4fd0-b6af-2a255ba63238.jpg?v=1744741903"}],"url":"https:\/\/goldsborobooks.pro\/collections\/barbara-nadel.oembed","provider":"Goldsboro Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}