Barbara Nadel

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  • Bibliography:
    43 Books (3 Series)
  • First Book:
    January 2000
  • Latest Book:
    May 2025
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Full Series List in Order

A Francis Hancock Mystery

1 - Last Rights (Jun-2005)
2 - After the Mourning (Jul-2006)
3 - Ashes to Ashes (Jan-2009)
4 - Sure and Certain Death (Jan-2010)

Hakim and Arnold

1 - An Act of Kindness (Jul-2013)
2 - A Private Business (Oct-2013)
3 - Poisoned Ground (Jun-2016)
4 - Enough Rope (Jul-2016)
5 - Bright Shiny Things (Jun-2017)
6 - Displaced (Sep-2018)
7 - A Time to Die (Jul-2020)
8 - Web of Lies (Sep-2022)

Inspector Ikmen

1 - Belshazzar's Daughter (Feb-2000)
2 - The Ottoman Cage (2000)
3 - Arabesk (2001)
4 - Deep Waters (2002)
5 - Harem (2003)
6 - Petrified (2004)
7 - Deadly Web (2005)
8 - Dance with Death (2006)
9 - A Passion for Killing (2007)
10 - Pretty Dead Things (Jul-2008)
11 - River of the Dead (Jan-2009)
12 - Death by Design (Jan-2010)
13 - A Noble Killing (Aug-2011)
14 - Dead of Night (May-2012)
15 - Deadline (Apr-2013)
16 - Body Count (Apr-2014)
17 - Land of the Blind (Mar-2015)
18 - On the Bone (Mar-2016)
19 - The House of Four (May-2017)
20 - Incorruptible (Sep-2018)
21 - A Knife to the Heart (May-2019)
22 - Blood Business (May-2020)
23 - Forfeit (Aug-2021)
24 - The Bride Price (Aug-2022)
25 - Double Illusion (May-2023)

Book List in Order: 43 titles

  • The Ottoman Cage

    • / Police Procedural
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    Inspector Ikmen - 2

    Inspector Cetin Ikmen and forensic pathologist Arto Sarkissian have been friends since childhood, and their work together in Istanbul's criminal justice system has only served to cement their friendship. When they're both called to a flat to ...

  • Belshazzar's Daughter

    Inspector Ikmen - 1

    A spicy thriller set in Istanbul's back alleys that the Literary Review (UK) called "exciting, accomplished and original". When a brutal murder shocks Istanbul's rundown Jewish quarter, the Turkish police force unleashes their best weapon - the chai...

  • Arabesk

    • / Police Procedural
    • Buy Buy
    Inspector Ikmen - 3

    Barbara Nadel's gripping Ikmen mysteries are the inspiration behind The Turkish Detective, BBC Two's sensational eight-part TV crime drama series, out now.Inspector Ikmen and Inspector Suleyman return in Arabesk, Barbara Nadel's third novel in the gr...

  • Deep Waters

    • / Police Procedural
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    Inspector Ikmen - 4

    A man's body, virtually decapitated, is found by the Bosphorus. His identity card names him as Rifat Berisha, an Albanian. The family is impenetrable but when Inspector Cetin Ikmen, whose mother was Albanian, consults his cousin, Samsun, he's left in...

  • Harem

    • / Police Procedural
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    Inspector Ikmen - 5

    Barbara Nadel's gripping Ikmen mysteries are the inspiration behind The Turkish Detective, BBC Two's sensational eight-part TV crime drama series, out now.A killer with means but no motive, and the body count is rising... Love and greed make a deadly...

  • Petrified

    • / Police Procedural
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    Inspector Ikmen - 6

    Barbara Nadel's gripping Ikmen mysteries are the inspiration behind The Turkish Detective, BBC Two's sensational eight-part TV crime drama series, out now.Madness, obsession and a curiously preserved corpse in Istanbul...Petrified is the sixth dark a...

  • Deadly Web

    • / Police Procedural
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    Inspector Ikmen - 7

    Barbara Nadel's gripping Ikmen mysteries are the inspiration behind The Turkish Detective, BBC Two's sensational eight-part TV crime drama series, out now.Games of sex and death have terrifying consequences...Silver Dagger Award-winning author Barbar...

  • Last Rights

    A Francis Hancock Mystery - 1

    How deeply can you bury a crime?Critically acclaimed crime writer Barbara Nadel introduces undertaker Francis Hancock in the first of her brilliant World War Two crime series. Last Rights is perfect for fans of Elly Griffiths and Nicola Upson. 'Gripp...

  • Dance with Death

    • / Police Procedural
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    Inspector Ikmen - 8

    Barbara Nadel's gripping Ikmen mysteries are the inspiration behind The Turkish Detective, BBC Two's sensational eight-part TV crime drama series, out now.An unholy crime. An undiscovered body. An unrepentant killer...Dance with Death explores sex, j...



  • After the Mourning

    A Francis Hancock Mystery - 2

    After the Mourning is the second novel in the acclaimed Francis Hancock World War Two crime series by Barbara Nadel. Perfect for fans of Martin Walker and Maureen Jennings. 'The denouement is exciting... the atmosphere of a city under nightly bombard...

  • A Passion for Killing

    • / Police Procedural
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    Inspector Ikmen - 9

    A serial killer is stalking the streets of Istanbul, seemingly targeting gay men. A man is found dead in a hotel room, a single stab wound in his heart. Could he be a victim of the 'Peeper'? Inspector Mehmet Suleyman is assigned to the case, and i...

  • Pretty Dead Things

    Inspector Ikmen - 10

    Barbara Nadel's gripping Ikmen mysteries are the inspiration behind The Turkish Detective, BBC Two's sensational eight-part TV crime drama series, out now.When peace and love turn into deadly conflict... Inspector Ikmen and Inspector Sulleymen uncove...

  • Ashes to Ashes

    A Francis Hancock Mystery - 3

    As London burns, an unlikely hero unearths a series of brutal murders...Ashes to Ashes is the third novel in the acclaimed Francis Hancock World War Two crime series by Barbara Nadel. Perfect for fans of Martin Walker and Maureen Jennings. 'A great d...

  • River of the Dead

    Inspector Ikmen - 11

    Barbara Nadel's gripping Ikmen mysteries are the inspiration behind The Turkish Detective, BBC Two's sensational eight-part TV crime drama series, out now.The shadows of an ancient city hide a very modern murder... River of the Dead is a chilling psy...

  • Death by Design

    Inspector Ikmen - 12

    Barbara Nadel's gripping Ikmen mysteries are the inspiration behind The Turkish Detective, BBC Two's sensational eight-part TV crime drama series, out now.A tale of two cities and one deadly terrorist plot...Barbara Nadel's twelfth crime novel from h...

  • Sure and Certain Death

    A Francis Hancock Mystery - 4

    A brilliant evocation of the period and a truly unnerving, menacing and original plot...Sure and Certain Death is the fourth chilling World War Two crime mystery in the Francis Hancock series by award-winning Barbara Nadel. Perfect for fans of Linds...

  • A Noble Killing

    Inspector Ikmen - 13

    Barbara Nadel's gripping Ikmen mysteries are the inspiration behind The Turkish Detective, BBC Two's sensational eight-part TV crime drama series, out now.When Honour can be deadly...The brilliant thirteenth Istanbul crime novel from Barbara Nadel's ...

  • A Chemical Prison

    Barbara Nadel's gripping Ikmen mysteries are the inspiration behind The Turkish Detective, BBC Two's sensational eight-part TV crime drama series, out now.A Chemical Prison is the triumphantly accomplished second thriller by award-winning author Barb...

  • Dead of Night

    Inspector Ikmen - 14

    Barbara Nadel's gripping Ikmen mysteries are the inspiration behind The Turkish Detective, BBC Two's sensational eight-part TV crime drama series, out now.Inner city murder crosses two continents... Barbara Nadel's gripping Turkish crime novel tackle...



  • Back to the Future

    Poor Old Frankie, Oggy and On the District are three short stories, written by Barbara Nadel, under the collective title Back to the Future. In one way or another, all the stories feature people who cannot or do not want to escape from their pasts. I...

  • Deadline

    Inspector Ikmen - 15

    Barbara Nadel's gripping Ikmen mysteries are the inspiration behind The Turkish Detective, BBC Two's sensational eight-part TV crime drama series, out now.A murder game becomes deadly reality...Barbara Nadel invites readers to a seemingly innocent mu...

  • An Act of Kindness

    Hakim and Arnold - 1

    Lee Arnold and Mumtaz Hakim run a detective agency in London's East End. But their latest case could have devastating consequences. A new client, Nasreen, has sought Hakim's help. Recently moved to a new house, and with a baby on the way, this shou...

  • A Private Business

    Hakim and Arnold - 2

    Lee Arnold and Mumtaz Hakim run a detective agency in London's East End. But their latest case could have devastating consequences. A new client, Nasreen, has sought Hakim's help. Recently moved to a new house, and with a baby on the way, this should...

  • Body Count

    Inspector Ikmen - 16

    Barbara Nadel's gripping Ikmen mysteries are the inspiration behind The Turkish Detective, BBC Two's sensational eight-part TV crime drama series, out now.Death walks the streets of Istanbul...Follow Inspector Ikmen into the dangerous streets of Ista...

  • Land of the Blind

    Inspector Ikmen - 17

    Barbara Nadel's gripping Ikmen mysteries are the inspiration behind The Turkish Detective, BBC Two's sensational eight-part TV crime drama series, out now.Ancient feuds and new dangers bring death to the streets of Istanbul...Set against the Gezi Par...

  • On the Bone

    Inspector Ikmen - 18

    Barbara Nadel's gripping Ikmen mysteries are the inspiration behind The Turkish Detective, BBC Two's sensational eight-part TV crime drama series, out now.In Istanbul - the golden city on the Bosphorus - ancient myths and modern evils are at work...O...

  • Poisoned Ground

    Hakim and Arnold - 3

    Ex-soldier Lee Arnold and his Muslim assistant Mumtaz Hakim run a detective agency in London's ethnically diverse, crime-ridden East End. Mumtaz is approached by an Egyptian woman, Salwa, whose husband is in Belmarsh prison on terrorism charges. Salw...

  • Enough Rope

    Hakim and Arnold - 4

    Private investigator and ex-soldier Lee Arnold and police superintendent Paul Venus are by no means friends, but when Venus' son Harry is kidnapped and ransom demands arrive from an address in Arnold's patch in east London, the superintendent doesn't...

  • The House of Four

    Inspector Ikmen - 19

    Barbara Nadel's gripping Ikmen mysteries are the inspiration behind The Turkish Detective, BBC Two's sensational eight-part TV crime drama series, out now.A family built on lies, secrets and murder... The House of Four is a gripping Istanbul crime th...



  • Bright Shiny Things

    Hakim and Arnold - 5

    'This series has brilliantly established itself and this latest is another masterpiece from Barbara Nadel'CRIMESQUADA friend from the past asks for private investigator Lee Arnold's help in tracing his son: Fayyad al'Barri was last thought to be in S...

  • Displaced

    Hakim and Arnold - 6

    Irving Levy is a man with few roots and, now that he is terminally ill, is anxious to find anyone to whom he can leave his considerable property. When he learns that there may be more to the disappearance of his younger sister, who disappeared when s...

  • Incorruptible

    Inspector Ikmen - 20

    'Inspector Ikmen thrillers combine brightly coloured scene setting with deliciously tortuous plots' Guardian

    INCORRUPTIBLE is the gripping new Istanbul crime thriller starring Inspector Ikmen, 'the Morse of Istanbul' (Daily Telegraph), from ...

  • A Knife to the Heart

    Inspector Ikmen - 21

    Barbara Nadel's gripping Ikmen mysteries are the inspiration behind The Turkish Detective, BBC Two's sensational eight-part TV crime drama series, out now.The twenty-first chilling Istanbul crime thriller starring Çetin Ikmen, 'the Morse of Istanbul...

  • Blood Business

    Inspector Ikmen - 22

    Barbara Nadel's gripping Ikmen mysteries are the inspiration behind The Turkish Detective, BBC Two's sensational eight-part TV crime drama series, out now.Brothers Ugur and Lokman Bulut are locked in a bitter inheritance battle and need a sample of t...

  • A Time to Die

    Hakim and Arnold - 7

    Ever since it was built in 1912, Woolwich Foot Tunnel has been the subject of rumour and speculation. Running underneath the Thames it connects north and south, and in the hot summer of 1976, when young John Saunders apparently entered the Tunnel and...

  • Forfeit

    Inspector Ikmen - 23

    Barbara Nadel's gripping Ikmen mysteries are the inspiration behind The Turkish Detective, BBC Two's sensational eight-part TV crime drama series, out now.GREED, LUST AND BETRAYAL LEAD TO MURDER in Barbara Nadel's twenty-third Ikmen mystery, as Ikmen...

  • The Bride Price

    Inspector Ikmen - 24

    Barbara Nadel's gripping Ikmen mysteries are the inspiration behind The Turkish Detective, BBC Two's sensational eight-part TV crime drama series, out now.Every relationship comes at a cost in this tense and gripping Turkish mystery from award-winnin...

  • Web of Lies

    Hakim and Arnold - 8

    London, December 2019. Two young boys, Habib and Loz, are trying their luck at selling knock-off pain remediesto pensioners. But they are troubled by an encounter with a potential elderly customer and a young man with ablood-smeared face.Mumtaz Hakim...

  • Double Illusion

    Inspector Ikmen - 25

    Barbara Nadel's gripping Ikmen mysteries are the inspiration behind The Turkish Detective, BBC Two's sensational eight-part TV crime drama series, out now.The gripping twenty-fifth Ikmen mystery from award-winning crime writer Barbara Nadel will deli...



  • The Darkest Night

    Barbara Nadel's gripping Ikmen mysteries are the inspiration behind The Turkish Detective, BBC Two's sensational eight-part TV crime drama series available to watch on BBC iPlayer.Dark magic is unleashed on the streets of Istanbul . . .When a newborn...

  • The East Ham Golem

    Bernie Bennett is an unremarkable man of 60. He lives in Custom House and works as a hospital porter at Newham General Hospital. A rather melancholy and lonely man, Bernie's world darkens further when he is called by the police to come up to Plashet ...

  • Ikmen Mystery 26

    Dark magic is unleashed on the streets of Istanbul . . .When a newborn baby is found drowned in the shallow waters of the Golden Horn, all-out warfare threatens to erupt between rival criminal gangs. Inspector Kerim Gürsel is assigned to the cas...

  • The Wooden Library

    The twenty-seventh mystery featuring Çetin İkmen and Mehmet Suleyman, stars of BBC Two's gripping crime drama series The Turkish Detective, available to watch on BBC iPlayer.Praise for Barbara Nadel's İkmen mysteries:'Complex and beguiling: a Turk...

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Barbara Nadel has published 43 books.

The next book by Barbara Nadel, The Wooden Library, will be published in May 2025.

The first book by Barbara Nadel, The Ottoman Cage, was published in January 2000.

Yes. Barbara Nadel has 3 series.
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