- Hardcover: 320 pages
- Publisher: Minotaur Books (February 2005)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0312337698
- ISBN-13: 978-0312337698
- Product Dimensions: 21.1 x 14.7 x 2.8 cm
- Shipping Weight: 476 g
- Average Customer Review: 1.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #1,067,759 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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From Publishers Weekly
British writer Nadel (Belshazzar's Daughter) delivers on the promise of her American debut in this second outing featuring Turkish homicide detective Çetin Ikmen. This time around, the chain-smoking, brandy-swilling inspector is investigating a young man's murder in an apartment in one of Istanbul's upscale neighborhoods. While the victim's surfeit of scars points to drug abuse, a purple line around the base of his neck suggests it wasn't the needle that finally did him in. When an autopsy reveals excessive amounts of pethidine (a synthetic form of heroin), Ikmen and his best friend, criminal pathologist Arto Sarkissian, fear unscrupulous members of the medical community may be involved. Sex trade workers are also questioned, and the crime scene itself becomes an important clue: it bears a striking resemblance to a Kafes apartment, "the place where the old Ottomans used to place their rivals in order to keep them out of the way." Domestic troubles plague Ikmen, too; his crazy father Timür may soon push Ikmen's devoted wife over the brink. Nadel's lively characters pop off the page-particularly tech-challenged Ikmen, who recalls Clouseau in his slapstick relationship with his mobile phone-and the author ably evokes the sights and sounds of Turkey, a country where ethnicity is destiny, and the present is shadowed by events of the past. This is a richly textured tale packed with earthy humor and intrigue.
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From Booklist
When someone discovers a body in a -mansion-turned-boardinghouse in one of Istanbul's better neighborhoods, Inspector Cetin Ikmen's work is cut out for him. Neighbors think that the victim is probably Armenian like the mysterious landlord, who no one can describe. With the help of his colleagues--medical examiner Arto Karkissian, sergeants Farsakoglu and Suleyman, and officer Cohen--Ikmen tackles the case. As always, he chain-smokes, swills brandy, and gets lots of unwelcome input from his micromanaging chief. He also has to deal with problems at home. His wife is ill; he must provide for nine children; and his aging father, who lives in the family's cramped apartment, is slipping into dementia. As she did in Belshazzar's Daughter (2004), the series debut, Nadel combines a fascinating view of contemporary Turkish society--this installment touches on Armenian-Turkish relations, sexuality, and relationships--with a more personal, character--driven look at daily life in scenic Istanbul. Recommend Cetin Ikmen to fans of Inspector Espinosa, star of Garcia-Roza's similar series, set in equally scenic Rio. Barbara Bibel
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Ottaman Cage,
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This review is from: Ottoman Cage (Hardcover)
Don't buy this book, she wrote the same book under another title.If you have read Chemical Prison, then don't buy this new book which was just released in February 2005. I was very disappointed to see that she released the same book twice under another title. Very misleading to her fans!
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3.7 out of 5 stars (12 customer reviews) 11 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
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Ottoman Cage = Chemical Prison,
By L. Bryant - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Ottoman Cage (Hardcover)
In answer to the question below, I don't have a copy of "The Ottoman Cage," but I do have "A Chemical Prison." I checked the first page of my book against Amazon's first page for this new book. They are the same. It looks like they are reissuing the old book with a new title. Those of us who look for Barbara Nadel's books all over the world (my personal favorite location is Robinson Crusoe Bookstore, on Istiklal Caddesi) are going to have to watch out for this. I love this series and hope to see an actual new volume soon.
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thrilling Turkey police procedural,
By Harriet Klausner - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Ottoman Cage (Hardcover)
In the upscale neighborhood of Ishak Pasa in Istanbul, Turkey, a neighbor sees an open door to a house that is occupied by an Armenian. She calls the police and the body of a twenty year old male covered with track marks and garroted is found. Inspector Cetin Ikmen is assigned the case and quickly notices that the young man was in a small apartment, separated from the rest of the mansion. The tenant Mr. Zekiyan is nowhere to be found.
There is nothing in the apartment except a collection of crystal figurines. There are no fingerprints, DNA or trace elements to give a clue to who Mr. Zekiyan really is or who the victim was. The drug found in the victim's system is a synthetic form of heroin available only to doctors. Using informants, Inspector Ikmen discovers that a medical doctor is supplying drugs to male prostitute addicts. While the investigation concentrates on the medical profession, the killer sends the inspector crystal figures like those found in the dead man's home, daring him to uncover his identity. It is obvious that Barbara Nadel has a love affair with Turkey using the culture of the country as the basis for the murder mystery. The inspector is an interesting and complex protagonist who works himself to death so he doesn't have to cope with nine children, an ailing wife and a delusional father. Though a killer scorning police is old hat, the exotic locale adds an extra bit of spice to a thrilling police procedural that makes THE OTTOMAN CAGE a great treat for armchair travelers. Harriet Klausner 7 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
disappointed,
By a reader in NY "a reader in NY" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Ottoman Cage (Hardcover)
This is the first of her mysteries I've read, and I came to it with high hopes. The British paperback edition called her "the Donna Leon of Istanbul." alas, no. I made it about half way through and I still have her first novel on order, so I will try again. But she digressed too much for me, did not create enough sense of place, and her use of the word 'rather' as a modifier rather turned me off: I started counting them at some point, always a bad sign. Maybe a touch more editorial direction was needed.
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