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An ancient city, the oldest profession and a very modern crime... The body of a teenage girl is discovered in a cistern deep below the city of Istanbul. For the Turkish police force's most idiosyncratic and talented officer, #65533;etin Ikmen, this is a difficult case. The girl was his daughter's friend and her attire, that of a nineteenth-century Ottoman, offers no easy explanation. With his promise of justice to the dead girl's mother still fresh on his lips, Ikmen is taken off the case. show more He's reassigned to the kidnapping of an ageing movie star's wife. The star is hiding something and so, Ikmen fears, are his superiors. A powerful secret exists in the labyrinthine city, one which those on either side of the law will do anything to prevent escaping. But for Ikmen, there's no choice, only the truth. show lessTags
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Inspector Ikmen begins by trying to solve the case of the brutal death of a teenage girl, a friend of his daughter's. Before he is finished he has stirred up old hidden crimes and he is left disillusioned because he has to kowtow to powers beyond his control if he is to keep his family and friends safe.
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- Canonical title
- Harem
- Original publication date
- 2003
- People/Characters
- Cetin Ikmen
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- 168
- Popularity
- 195,701
- Reviews
- 1
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- (3.96)
- Languages
- English, German, Portuguese, Swedish
- Media
- Paper, Audiobook, Ebook
- ISBNs
- 14
- ASINs
- 3
