Games of sex and death have terrifying consequences…

"The delight of the Nadel book is the sense of being taken beneath the surface of an ancient city … We look into the alleyways and curious dark quarters of Istanbul, full of complex characters and louche atmosphere."

"offers the heady brew we have come to expect from Nadel: bizarre sexuality, witchcraft, a room covered in blood, death in ancient places. This is all made credible as Ikmen moves through both the Istanbul of traditional beliefs and the modern city of cyber-junkies and kids in Goth fashions."