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Serpent's Tongue (Ikmen Mystery 28): Meet Ikmen in the Turkish Detective, BBC Two's Sensational TV Series

Serpent's Tongue (Ikmen Mystery 28): Meet Ikmen in the Turkish Detective, BBC Two's Sensational TV Series

Nadel, Barbara

Hardcover

Mystery & Thriller

Publisher Price: $29.00

PREORDER - Expected ship date November 8, 2026

ISBN10: 1035419017
ISBN13: 9781035419012
Publisher: Headline
Published: Nov 8 2026
Pages: 352
Language: English
The twenty-eighth mystery featuring Çetin İkmen and Mehmet Süleyman, stars of BBC Two's gripping crime drama series The Turkish Detective, available to watch on BBC iPlayer.

Two women are found dead in Istanbul. One in the slum quarter of Kustepe, the other at one of the most prestigious addresses in the city. Are they connected? Inspector Mehmet Süleyman and his team are assigned to a complex case involving a chic modest fashion house and adherents of an ancient eastern Turkish religion. A further complication is that the death of the woman in the smart quarter of Tesvikiye, has all the hallmarks of a terror attack.

Meanwhile ex-inspector Çetin İkmen is helping his friend Umit place a collection of dazzling sculptures, created by Umit's deceased neighbour, at one of the city's many art galleries. However, the sculptures, though exquisite, are disturbing and, according to Umit, represent apocalyptic themes. In addition, some of the creatures the artist created appear to resemble local people - including the Kustepe victim. Did the artist know her and, if so, in what capacity? And what, if anything, does the violent death of a devout Muslim lady married to a modest fashion designer have to do with an alleged terror plot aimed at undermining the security of the city?

Both Süleyman and İkmen find themselves in a race against time to apprehend whoever killed these women and protect the people of Istanbul itself. Meanwhile, Süleyman has to grapple with his own problems - in the shape of his wife Gonca...

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