The Darkest Night Ikmen Mystery 26

<P>Dark magic is unleashed on the streets of Istanbul . . .<br><br>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 G¿rsel is assigned to the case and he must tread carefully when DNA tests reveal that the baby''s father is G¿rkan Pasahan, Istanbul''s most feared Mafia boss. But the identity of the infant''s mother is yet to be discovered . . .<br><br>Meanwhile, ¿tin Ikmen and Mehmet S¿leyman attend the winter festival known as Bocuk Gecesi, held on the darkest night of the year, and witness a magic trick whereby a young man, Emir Kaya, disappears. While Ikmen investigates how the illusion took place, S¿leyman conducts a tortuous hunt for Emir Kaya that exposes a harrowing tale of depravation, betrayal and corruption where the bloodline of a child is worth killing for and everything has its price . . .<br>Praise for Barbara Nadel''s novels:<br><br>''Complex and beguilin a Tu