Forfeit Ikmen Mystery 23, Barbara Nadel
Forfeit Ikmen Mystery 23, Barbara Nadel
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Forfeit (Ikmen Mystery 23)
Inspiration for THE TURKISH DETECTIVE, BBC Two's sensational new TV series

Author: Barbara Nadel

Narrator: Sean Barrett

Unabridged: 12 hr 24 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Headline

Published: 05/13/2021


Synopsis

GREED, LUST AND BETRAYAL LEAD TO MURDER in Barbara Nadel's twenty-third Ikmen mystery, as Ikmen and Süleyman work to uncover a tragic tale of dark secrets and double lives...

In the early hours of the morning, Turkish TV star Erol Gencer is found dead at his home on the outskirts of Istanbul. But he is not alone. Beside him lies a Syrian refugee whose stomach has been split open with a cheese knife. Did Gencer kill his guest before committing suicide, or are they victims of a sinister double murder?

The dead Syrian is soon identified as Wael Al Hussain, whose wife, Samira, is in prison for attempting to kill Gencer a year ago. At the time, no one believed Samira's story that Gencer's wife had planned the attack, but now Samira's sister begs Çetin Ikmen to re-examine her claim.

Meanwhile, Inspector Mehmet Süleyman is on leave with his teenage son, Patrick, who is visiting from Ireland, but when Detective Kerim Gürsel's transsexual ex-lover, Pembe, is also murdered, shortly after confessing that Wael Al Hussain had used her for sexual favours, Süleyman knows he must help Kerim solve this complex case.

Entering a world of the Syrian diaspora, where tales of mythical storytellers abound, Ikmen and Süleyman uncover a tragic tale of dark secrets and double lives where nothing is at it seems...

(P)2021 Headline Publishing Group Limited

About Barbara Nadel

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


Reviews

Goodreads review by George on June 01, 2021

Inspector Ikeman is back I enjoy reading the books in this series set in Turkey. I am somewhat disappointed with this book because there were too many characters in it. I had to go back all the time to the cast book to see who the character was later on the book as I would forget. I read this book ov......more

Goodreads review by Karen on April 01, 2022

I had trouble getting into this one: it's a complicated story, but my mistake was to get caught up in the pronunciation guide to the Turkish names. I enjoyed that, but the plot here needs concentration, and I wasn't giving it that. Once I gave up on remembering all the different vowel and consonant......more

Goodreads review by Ian on January 23, 2024

Where do I start? This book is set in Istanbul, and the descriptions of the city and life within are wonderful. The plot is sufficiently convoluted to have kept me going. However, the number of characters with their various aliases makes keeping track near impossible without frequent backtracking an......more

Goodreads review by Pat on August 16, 2021

One of the best Ikmen stories, I think. Suleyman's son visits Istanbul, Ikmen delves into the magic of storytelling and storytellers, Gonca and Kerim Gursel's story expamds,and the underbelly of Istanbul's diverse population is exposed to violence and death. Interwoven plots, rich character developm......more

Goodreads review by Stephen Richard on August 06, 2024

Number 23 in an excellent series… as ever intriguing , culturally fascinating and a plot that entertains and grips.. read the series in order for best impact Cetin Ikmen is one of crime novels best characters. The Tv series was fine but bares no resemblance to this intelligent series Do yourself a......more