Synopsis: A murder in Istanbul is entangled with international politics and deadly secrets when an embassy official is shot trying to swim the Dardanelles Straits. Special Branch officer Seymour's investigation ranges through Istanbul's graveyards, box shops, and crowded coffee houses, leading to the heart of Topkapi Palace itself. About the Author: Michael Pearce was raised in Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, trained as a Russian interpreter, and had an academic career in England. He now lives in London.
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