Dead of Night (Inspector Ikmen Mysteries)

US: Headline, 2012. Paperback. Good. Inner city murder crosses two continents. Inspectors Cetin Ikmen and Mehmet Suleyman from Istanbul are sent to a poli cing conference in Detroit, but little can prepare them for the corruption that lies at its heart. When Ezekial Goins, an elderly man of Turkish desce nt approaches them to crack the long-unsolved murder of his son, a quiet tr ip takes a far more sinister turn. As they delve deeper into the case, the pair find themselves immersed in a terrifying world of inter-gang drug war and racial prejudice that puts them in mortal danger, and forces Ikmen to c onfront some demons of his own... Editorial Reviews Review Praise for Barbara Nadel: 'I can't think of a better summertime readâ??Mail on Sunday Gripping and unusual detective story, vivid and poignantâ??Literary Review Impeccable mystery plotting, exotic and atmosphericâ??Guardian Intelligent and captivatingâ??The Sunday Times About the Author 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 v isitor to Turkey for over twenty years. She received the Crime Writers' Ass ociation Silver Dagger for her novel DEADLY WEB, and the Swedish Flintax Pr ize 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