Inspector Levent of Istanbul Homicide is on vacation on the Aegean Coast when he's handed a case that will become the biggest of his career. The crime is murder, as usual, but that's just the beginning of this long chase. Killing becomes drug running, which becomes a huge construction scam, which becomes the Deep State that is Turkey's shadow government, which become burnings that become bombings that in the end almost send the entire peninsula of Bodrum up in flames. But most of all Devil's Feathers is a story of revenge.
I really enjoyed this book. It is fast-paced and entertaining, but well written enough to be far from a guilty pleasure. I can see this ending up on PBS' Masterpiece Mystery someday. I was also excited to find out that there are other stories about Onur Levent, as his character was by far the most interesting part of the story. The plot may or may not be somewhat predictable, I for one was more interested in Levent's process. So while this book is not life changing, it is perfect summer reading for the reader who is bored with chick lit and typical mystery novels. I will definitely read Chacko again.