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Hotel Bosphorus (Kati Hirschel Murder Mystery)
Esmahan Aykol
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Description for Hotel Bosphorus (Kati Hirschel Murder Mystery)
Paperback. A film director is found murdered in a hotel room in Istanbul. Electrocuted by a hair dryer thrown in his bath water. When the police accuse the lead actress she turns to her only friend in town, the feisty and sexy owner of Istanbul's only mystery book shop. Translator(s): Whitehouse, Ruth. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FF; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 24. Weight in Grams: 248. 256 pages. A film director is found murdered in a hotel room in Istanbul. Electrocuted by a hair dryer thrown in his bath water. When the police accuse the lead actress she turns to her only friend in town, the feisty and sexy owner of Istanbul's only mystery book shop. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FF; FYT. Dimension: 197 x 131 x 24. Weight: 246. Translator(s): Whitehouse, Ruth.
Kati Hirschel, in her thirties, is the proud owner of Istanbul's only crime bookshop. When the German director of a film starring an old school friend is found murdered in his hotel room Kati cannot resist the temptation to start her own maverick investigation. After all her friend Petra is the police's principal suspect and reading all those detective novels must have taught Kati something. This is a crime story but also a wonderful book about Istanbul and Turkish society. It uses humour, social commentary and even erotic fantasy to expose Western European prejudices about Turkey as well as Turkish ... Read more
Kati Hirschel, in her thirties, is the proud owner of Istanbul's only crime bookshop. When the German director of a film starring an old school friend is found murdered in his hotel room Kati cannot resist the temptation to start her own maverick investigation. After all her friend Petra is the police's principal suspect and reading all those detective novels must have taught Kati something. This is a crime story but also a wonderful book about Istanbul and Turkish society. It uses humour, social commentary and even erotic fantasy to expose Western European prejudices about Turkey as well as Turkish ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Bitter Lemon Press
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
Weight
292g
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781904738688
SKU
V9781904738688
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About Esmahan Aykol
Esmahan Aykol was born in 1970 in Edirne, Turkey. She lives in Istanbul and Berlin. During her law studies she was a journalist for a number of Turkish publications and radio stations. After a stint as a bartender she turned to fiction writing. She has written three Kati Hirschel mystery novels. Hotel Bosphorus is the first and has been published ... Read more
Reviews for Hotel Bosphorus (Kati Hirschel Murder Mystery)
A wonderful novel about Istanbul. The Turkish way of life, prejudices, men, politics, corruption-Esmahan Aykol writes about all these with a light and humorous touch.A" Petros Markaris, author of Che Committed Suicide and Zone Defence. Bubbling with hedonism, enthusiasm, love of life and books, this should be mandatory reading for those holidaying in Turkey, visitors to Istanbul and lovers ... Read more