'Intriguing, exotic whodunnit... Local colour judiciously applied and ethnic differences skilfully explored. A first novel: exciting, accomplished and original' Literary Review'Best crime fiction of the year by a new writer was Barbara Nadel's Belshazzar's Daughter... great blooming baroque plot (ditto talent)' - Independent'This is an extraordinarily interesting first novel' - Evening Standard'An unusual and very well written first novel...Although the murder mystery is intriguing, it is the characters who make this book so successful' Sunday Telegraph'Ikmen will go far...will have you looking over your shoulder' Scotsman'Really refreshing to encounter something as idiosyncratic and evocative among debut novels as Barbara Nadel's Istanbul-set thriller' - The Times'Unusual and very well-written' - Sunday TelegraphBelshazzar's Daughter has been chosen by Jane Jakeman in Saturday's INDEPENDENT weekend review section as 'Best crime fiction by a new writer...a great blooming baroque plot (ditto talent).'