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Baksheesh: A Kati Hirschel Istanbul Mystery

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Baksheesh: A Kati Hirschel Istanbul Mystery

written by Esmahan Aykol, translated from the Turkish by Ruth Whitehouse

Kati Hirschel, in her 30s, 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. 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.

Baksheesh: A Kati Hirschel Istanbul Mystery
written by Esmahan Aykol, translated from the Turkish by Ruth Whitehouse

  • Publication Date: March 5, 2013
  • Genres: Fiction, Mystery
  • Paperback: 245 pages
  • Publisher: Bitter Lemon Press
  • ISBN-10: 1908524049
  • ISBN-13: 9781908524041