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Belshazzar's Daughter

by Barbara Nadel

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Tourist brochures present Istanbul as a glamorous, modern city, but the brochures don't make much mention of Balat, a decrepit neighborhood of narrow, twisting alleys and crumbling tenements. Until recently it was home to Leonid Meyer, a reclusive elderly Jew who, like many of his neighbors, came here long ago to escape one of Europe's various bloodbaths. But Meyer's refuge ultimately became his coffin, the carnage crowned with a gigantic swastika. A racist murder? Inspector Ikmen has his doubts, and begins tracking down the few people who might have known the old man, including a faded prostitute, a shadowy family of Russian emigr, s, a despairing rabbi, and a high-strung young Englishman in the throes of erotic obsession. The first in a stunningly atmospheric new series from a writer who has deservedly been compared with Michael Dibdin and Donna Leon. FIRST U.S. PAPERBACK Intriguing, exotic, exciting and original - Literary Review (UK)
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Stephanie Hammerwold, December 17, 2007 (view all comments by Stephanie Hammerwold)
Istanbul is as much a character in Barbara Nadel's books as the people are. The Inspector Ikmen mysteries contain some of the most descriptive writing about Istanbul.
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ISBN:
9781933397498
Author:
Nadel, Barbara
Publisher:
Felony & Mayhem
Subject:
Police
Subject:
Jews
Subject:
Mystery & Detective - Hard-Boiled
Subject:
General Fiction
Subject:
Mystery-A to Z
Copyright:
2006
Edition Description:
Trade paper
Publication Date:
20061031
Binding:
TRADE PAPER
Grade Level:
General/trade
Language:
English
Pages:
448
Dimensions:
7.54x5.54x.92 in. 1.05 lbs.
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"Synopsis" by , Tourist brochures present Istanbul as a glamorous, modern city, but the brochures don't make much mention of Balat, a decrepit neighborhood of narrow, twisting alleys and crumbling tenements. Until recently it was home to Leonid Meyer, a reclusive elderly Jew who, like many of his neighbors, came here long ago to escape one of Europe's various bloodbaths. But Meyer's refuge ultimately became his coffin, the carnage crowned with a gigantic swastika. A racist murder? Inspector Ikmen has his doubts, and begins tracking down the few people who might have known the old man, including a faded prostitute, a shadowy family of Russian emigr, s, a despairing rabbi, and a high-strung young Englishman in the throes of erotic obsession. The first in a stunningly atmospheric new series from a writer who has deservedly been compared with Michael Dibdin and Donna Leon. FIRST U.S. PAPERBACK Intriguing, exotic, exciting and original - Literary Review (UK)
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