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HOTEL BOSPHORUS

Esmahan Aykol

Kati Hirschel is a foreigner and the proud owner of the only crime bookshop in Istanbul. When the director of a film starring her 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 suspenseful tale of murder features a heroine who is funny, feisty and undresses men in her mind more often than she would actually admit, even to herself. The men are too hot to handle, but is she too cool to resist? Sharp observation and wry, sexy humour expose Western prejudices about Turkey as well as Turkish stereotyping of Europeans.

PRAISE FOR
HOTEL BOSPHORUS

“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.”
Petros Markaris, author of
Che Committed Suicide
and
Zone Defence

“Told in a light, chatty style that is likeable and best compared to the contents of a personal diary we get a varied slice of personal life that includes pathos, bathos and sexual revelation. As a portrait of a fascinating city,
Hotel Bosphorus
paints an intriguing and humorous picture. The further exploits of this feisty heroine suggest a promising future for what is intended to be an ongoing series. I look forward to more tales of strong Turkish coffee and cigarettes.”
Crime Time

£8.99/$14.95

Crime Paperback Original

ISBN 978-1904738-688

eBook

ISBN 978-1904738-718

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A KATI HIRSCHEL MYSTERY NOVEL

BAKSHEESH

Esmahan Aykol

In her second novel Esmahan Aykol takes us to the alleys and boulevards of cosmopolitan Istanbul, to posh villas and seedy basement flats, to the property agents and lawyers, to Islamist leaders and city officials – in fact everywhere that baksheesh helps move things along.

Kati Hirschel, in her thirties, is the proud owner of Istanbul's only crime bookshop. She has learned the corrupt ways of her adored city and soon takes possession of an apartment obtained with the help of a generous bribe to a government official. All is well until a man is found murdered in her dream apartment and Kati becomes the police's primary suspect.

PRAISE FOR
BAKSHEESH

“In Aykol's impressive second Kati Hirschel mystery set in Istanbul (after 2011's
Hotel Bosphorus
), Kati, a German expatriate ‘who loves reading detective stories and has a shop specializing in crime fiction'… once again turns amateur sleuth with aplomb.”
Publishers Weekly

“When you want to be more than a pretty wife, you may have to go above and beyond the call of duty.
Baksheesh
is a mystery following Kati Hirschel, a Turkish wife of a powerful lawyer who runs a store specializing in mystery books. With characters all around her putting the pressure on her, she pushes herself to keep her independence, until her interest becomes her business in more than one way.
Baksheesh
is a strongly recommended pick for lovers of international mystery, highly recommended.”
MBR Bookwatch

£8.99/$14.95

Crime Paperback Original

ISBN 978-1908524-041

eBook

ISBN 978-1908524-058

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