36 books · Barbara Nadel
A "riveting crime drama set in present-day Istanbul" featuring a cynical Turkish detective hunting a killer in a mystery with "stunning final twists"( Publishers Weekly ). When a brutal murder shocks Istanbul's rundown Jewish quarter, the Turkish police force unleashes their best weapon—the chain-smoking, brandy-swilling Inspector Cetin Ikmen, husband to a strict Muslim woman (who disapproves of his drinking) and loving father of eight (with another on the way).