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On the Bone (Inspector Ikmen Mystery 18)
Inspector Ikmen Mystery (Book 18)
- Author
- Barbara Nadel
- Narrator
- Sean Barrett
- Publisher
- Headline
- Publish Date
- 2 June 2016
- Run Time
- 10 hours 32 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
What to expect
In Istanbul - the golden city on the Bosphorus - ancient myths and modern evils are at work...
On a buzzing street in the fashionable district of Beyoglu, a young man drops dead. Ümit Kavas's death was natural but the autopsy betrays a shocking truth: his last meal was human flesh.
Under desperate pressure from their superiors, Inspector Cetin Ikmen and his colleague Mehmet Süleyman begin their most obscure investigation yet. How did Ümit Kavas, apparently a good, liberal man, come to partake in the greatest taboo of all? Did he act alone? And who was his victim?
Soon they find themselves embroiled in a dark web of underground worlds: of Turkey's old secular elite; a community of squatters; and a new gastronomy scene breaking every boundary. But where does the truth lie?
(P)2016 Headline Digital
Critics Review
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Intelligent and captivating
Sunday Times
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Inspector Çetin Ikmen is one of detective fiction's most likeable investigators, despite his grumpy and unsociable character...think of him as the Morse of Istanbul
Daily Telegraph
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Impeccable mystery plotting, exotic and atmospheric
Guardian
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The delight of Nadel's books is the sense of being taken beneath the surface of an ancient city... We look into the alleyways and curious dark quarters of Istanbul, full of complex characters and louche atmosphere
Independent
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Nadel's evocation of the shady underbelly of modern Turkey is one of the perennial joys of crime fiction
Mail on Sunday
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Gripping and unusual detective story, vivid and poignant
Literary Review
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Details
- Author
- Barbara Nadel
- Narrator
- Sean Barrett
- Duration
- 10 hours 32 minutes
- Release Date
- 2 June 2016
- ISBN
- 9781472237125
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Headline
- Genre
- Modern and contemporary fiction: literary and general, Crime and / or mystery fiction
Synopsis
The brand-new Istanbul crime thriller staring Inspector Cetin Ikmen, 'the Morse of Istanbul' (Daily Telegraph), from Barbara Nadel. ON THE BONE is perfect for fans of Donna Leon.In Istanbul - the golden city on the Bosphorus - ancient myths and modern evils are at work...On a buzzing street in the fashionable district of Beyoglu, a young man drops dead. Ümit Kavas's death was natural but the autopsy betrays a shocking truth: his last meal was human flesh. Under desperate pressure from their superiors, Inspector Cetin Ikmen and his colleague Mehmet Süleyman begin their most obscure investigation yet. How did Ümit Kavas, apparently a good, liberal man, come to partake in the greatest taboo of all? Did he act alone? And who was his victim? Soon they find themselves embroiled in a dark web of underground worlds: of Turkey's old secular elite; a community of squatters; and a new gastronomy scene breaking every boundary. But where does the truth lie?(P)2016 Headline Digital
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