Graveyard Eyes

Onur Levent #1

by David Chacko

The torture and murder of a prominent businesswoman launches a police investigation that ruffles the collar of the gigantic city of Istanbul. Inspector Levent, the man the department calls when discretion is demanded, uses all his skills to make his way through a maze of sex and hot money, obscured at every turn by the realities of power. When he reaches the pinnacle of society, the discoveries that he makes provide a scintillating top-down view of Turkey, the Moslem country on the verge of entry into the EU.

272 pages, Paperback

First published June 15, 2006

Reviews

[Jim · Rating 4 out of 5]

I have a fondness for mysteries set in foreign locals. This is the second book in a 3 book series featuring Inspector Levant of Istanbul. I probably would have gone to the first book of the series if I had realized it. It is a fairly good mystery - more of a police procedural than a thriller. Even though you know where he is going fairly early on as the identity of the killer is apparent, he keeps the pace moving. I particularly like that the author avoids impossible feats of daring-do and improbable coincidence to make the story move forward. This e-book version was pretty well done with only minor editing errors.

I'm not sure about the rest of you but I'm becoming a bit disenchanted with some of the 99 cent self published books due to the need of serious editing on most of them. I also simply refuse to buy an e-book when they charge the same, and sometimes more, for the e-version than the paperback. It has stopped me from purchasing books by authors I want to read. This was offered with a good discount from the paperback version - about $2. For that you get a novel from an established author serviced by a competent editor.
I will probably purchase the next in this series but not right now.