{"product_id":"9781472213754","title":"Land of the Blind (Inspector Ikmen Mystery 17): A fast-paced Istanbul-based crime thriller","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAncient feuds and new dangers bring death to the streets of Istanbul...\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSet against the Gezi Park uprising of 2013, \u003ci\u003eLand of the Blind\u003c\/i\u003e is the seventeenth crime thriller featuring Inspectors Cetin Ikmen and Mehut Suleyman in Istanbul. A perfect read for fans of Jason Goodwin and Martin Walker.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'There's no one quite like Nadel... Seamlessly weaving together so many diverse threads is the work of a master with her finger firmly on the city's pulse... Gripping' - \u003ci\u003eBig Issue Istanbul\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the ruins of the Constantinople hippodrome lies a body: a woman, clutching a piece of red stone. She's recently given birth, but there's no sign of the baby. Inspector Çetin Ikmen discovers she was Ariadne Savva, a Byzantine specialist on a crusade to protect the historic areas of Istanbul that property developer Ahmet Öden seeks to destroy and rebuild.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs Ikmen searches for the lost child and the facts behind Ariadne's death, the people of Istanbul rise up in protest against their government in Gezi Park. Amid the chaos, Ikmen and his colleague Mehmet Süleyman must unravel a tale of ancient hostility and modern desires, to find the truth concealed within the secret history of their antique city.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat readers are saying about \u003ci\u003eLand of the Blind\u003c\/i\u003e:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'I am always amazed at how Nadel \u003cb\u003ecaptures the ever-changing climate of the ancient city\u003c\/b\u003e, which is growing more modern by the day'\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'If you're looking for a masterclass in how to open a thriller, I suggest you read the first two pages of Barbara Nadel's latest book, \u003ci\u003eLand of the Blind. \u003c\/i\u003eIt's the start of \u003cb\u003ea rich and taut mystery, expertly crafted and atmospherically set in the extraordinary city of Istanbul\u003c\/b\u003e'\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'[Nadel] \u003cb\u003eseems to get\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eright under the skin of the city of Istanbul\u003c\/b\u003e and the people until you can almost smell the coffee'\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Headline Book Publishing, Limited","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47125106884848,"sku":"9781472213754","price":2.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781472213754_p0.jpg?v=1763597835","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781472213754","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}