Blood Business - (Inspector Ikmen Mystery) by Barbara Nadel (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>Brothers Ugur and Lokman Bulut, locked in an inheritance battle, need a sample of their mother's DNA to contest her will. But when the body is exhumed, her corpse is missing, replaced by another body with its heart removed. Inspector Mehmet Suleyman realises that the heart has been illegally harvested, and the case is now a murder inquiry. Meanwhile, retired inspector Cetin Ikmen is searching for Sevval Kalkan, a once-famous actress who has joined an underground movement helping Istanbul's homeless. Her shocking reappearance leads Ikmen to fear that she, too, is a victim of organ harvesting."--Provided by publisher.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p>Brothers Ugur and Lokman Bulut are locked in a bitter inheritance battle and need a sample of their mother's DNA to contest her Will. But when her body is exhumed, her corpse is found to be missing and a fresh body, with its heart removed, has been put in her grave. Assigned to the case, Inspector Mehmet Süleyman quickly realises that the heart has been illegally harvested, and his team has a murder inquiry on its hands. <p/>Meanwhile, retired inspector Çetin Ikmen is tracking down a missing person: Sevval Kalkan, a once-famous actress, who has joined an underground movement called the Moral Maze, whose mission is to help the destitute living on Istanbul's streets. The unidentified body in the grave cannot be Sevval's, but her shocking reappearance leads Ikmen to fear that she, too, is a victim of organ harvesting... <p/>Joining forces, Süleyman and Ikmen confront Istanbul's darkest underbelly to expose the horrifying truth of a city in crisis.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br><b>Gripping</b> and unusual detective story, <b>vivid and poignant</b>--<i><b>Literary Review</b></i><br><br><b>Impeccable </b>mystery plotting, <b>exotic and atmospheric</b>--<i><b>Guardian</b></i><br><br>Complex and beguiling: a Turkish delight--<i><b>Mick Herron</b></i><br><br>Inspector Çetin Ikmen is one of detective fiction's most likeable investigators, despite his grumpy and unsociable character...think of him as <b>the Morse of Istanbul</b>--<i><b>Daily Telegraph</b></i><br><br>Praise for Barbara Nadel's novels: '<b>Intelligent</b> and <b>captivating</b>--<i><b>Sunday Times</b></i><br><br>The <b>delight </b>of Nadel's books is the sense of being <b>taken beneath the surface of an ancient city</b>... We look into the alleyways and curious dark quarters of Istanbul, <b>full of complex characters and louche atmosphere</b>--<i><b>Independent</b></i><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><p>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<i>.</i><br>To find out more, follow Barbara on Twitter @BarbaraNadel or visit her website www.barbara-nadel.com</p>
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