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Zusatztext Intelligent and captivating Informationen zum Autor Trained as an actress, Barbara Nadel used to work in mental health services. Born in the East End of London, she now writes full time and has been a visitor to Turkey for over twenty years. She received the Crime Writers' Association Silver Dagger for her novel DEADLY WEB, and the Swedish Flintax Prize for historical crime fiction for her first Francis Hancock novel, LAST RIGHTS . To find out more, follow Barbara on Twitter @BarbaraNadel or visit her website www.barbara-nadel.com Klappentext Turkey: the 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. Further 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. Why does the family, in common with other families of girls immolated in the city, now appear to be broke? "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" The gripping Istanbul crime novel from Barbara Nadel delves into the shocking world of honour killing Zusammenfassung The gripping Istanbul crime novel from Barbara Nadel delves into the shocking world of honour killing
