Sexual jealousy and murder in a remote Turkish village - another enthralling crime novel from Barbara Nadel

A body is discovered in a cave in the remote region of Cappadocia, Turkey. The woman died of gunshot wounds, and her corpse has lain undisturbed for twenty years. Inspector Cetin Ikmen is summoned from Istanbul to investigate and discovers a complex web of intrigue. Was she killed by her boyfriend, driven mad by love, or her husband, believing she would never bear the son he wanted so badly? When it is revealed the girl was pregnant when she died, the whispers and accusations increase. Ikmen, stifled among a rural community thriving on folklore and intrigue, begins to think he will never see clearly through the lies surrounding this case. One thing, however, is clear: the past is as potent as the present.

"Praise for Barbara Nadel's Ikmen series: 'Really refreshing to encounter something as idiosyncratic and evocative...as Barbara Nadel's Istanbul-set thriller" - The Times

"Unusual and very well-written" - Sunday Telegraph

"Intriguing, exotic...exciting, accomplished and original" - Literary Review

"Full of complex characters and louche atmosphere" - Independent

"Intelligent and captivating...recalls Michael Dibdin's Aurelio Zen series" - The Sunday Times

"Exotic and atmospheric" - Guardian