Nadel, Barbara

Arabesk / Barbara Nadel - New York : Felony & Mayhem Press , 2009, c2001. - 324 p. ; 19 cm.

Confined to his home on sick-leave (and prevented from sneaking his beloved brandy and cigars), Inspector Ikmen of the Istanbul police is forced to hand his latest case over to his prot,g,, the newly promoted Suleyman. That's too bad, because the aristocratic Suleyman knows nothing about Arabesk, the throbbing, deeply sentimental music that is adored by Turkey?s working classes, and the case is drenched in those mournful melodies. A secret marriage, a murdered bride, an aging beauty, a father driven mad with grief and guilt?it?s all so melodramatic that Suleyman can barely keep his lip from curling. Ikmen, unashamed of his own plebeian tastes, is happy to weigh in from the sidelines, but both cops eventually come to one conclusion: At the real heart of this operatic catastrophe is the city itself.

9781934609354

2009007988


Ikmen, Cetin (Fictitious character)----Fiction
Police---Turkey---Istanbul----Fiction
Brides----Crimes against----Fiction


Istanbul (Turkey)----Fiction


Mystery fiction

PR6114.A34 / A73 2009

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