Sun and shadow
Åke Edwardson
Chief Inspector Erik Winter works to solve a murder that seems to orginate from the cult world of the gothic which may have links into the police force.
Read Time: ~6.2 hr
Deadline
by Barbara Nadel (2013)
About this book
When Inspector Çetin Ikmen is invited to a murder mystery evening at Istanbul's famous Pera Palas Hotel he finds himself embroiled in a deadly game of life imitating art. Halfway through the evening, one of the actors is found actually dead in the room where Agatha Christie used to stay when she was in Istanbul. Walking in the steps of the great, Ikmen experiences fear and hatred which have echoes deep in his own and his country's past.
Setting / LocationGlobal
Story EraModern Era
Protagonist / CoreDeadline Lead Character
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