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Not to be missed by fans of Donna Leon.\n\nA derelict villa near Istanbul holds dark spirits, secrets and murder...\n\nRetired inspector Çetin Ikmen must confront his demons to reveal the shocking truth behind a young girl's death...\n\nWhen historian Suzan Tan is asked to examine the contents of a derelict villa on the Bosphorus, she is intrigued to discover a Ouija board among the artefacts. Forty years ago, a young girl was found with a knife in her heart in this villa. It is said that before her death this very Ouija board spelled out her name. The verdict was suicide - but what if it was a brutal act of murder and her killer was still walking free?\n\nSuzan asks Ikmen to solve the case, and despite his reluctance to get involved, he soon finds himself drawn into the mystery. 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Perfect for fans of Jason Goodwin and Donna Leon.\u003c\/b\u003e\n\n\u003ci\u003e'Exciting, accomplished and original'\u003c\/i\u003e - \u003ci\u003eLiterary Review\u003c\/i\u003e\n\nLeonid Meyer is found murdered in his flat in Balat, Istanbul's decrepit Jewish quarter, a swastika daubed on the wall in the old man's blood. But Inspector Cetin Ikmen is quick to eschew the obvious conclusion that this is a racist attack. The evidence leads Ikmen and his young lieutenant, Suleyman, to two people: Robert Cornelius, a teacher observed outside Meyer's flat shortly after the murder, and a retired businessman, Reinhold Smits, known to have had Nazi sympathies. But another link connects these two: a ninety-year-old Russian émigré, Maria Gulcu, a widow who thinks she possesses a secret worth killing for...\n\n\u003cb\u003eWhat readers are saying about \u003ci\u003eBelshazzar's Daughter\u003c\/i\u003e:\u003c\/b\u003e\n\n'An \u003cb\u003eengaging, fascinating picture of life in Turkey. 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