The Kiss Murder
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.13 (808 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0143114727 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 256 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-03-10 |
| Language | : | English |
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All rights reserved. While the clubs performers fear their secret lives being made public and are outcasts to their families, the protagonist, who by night dresses like that boyish beauty Audrey Hepburn, fears no one. From Publishers Weekly Istanbul provides an intriguing backdrop for Somer's highly entertaining and occasionally over-the-top tale, the first in a six-volume series to be made available in the U.S., in which a namelesstransvestite nightclub owner turns detective after the murder of one of the clubs drag queens, a crime linked to a blackmail scheme involving letters and photos received from a powerful and conservative businessman. Melding broad humor with a sensitive look at gay life in Turkey, Som
. Since 1994, he has been a management consultant, conducting corporate seminars on management skills and personal development. After graduating from Middle Eastern University (ODTÜ) School of Industrial Engineering, he worked for a short time as an engineer, and for an extended period as a banker. He currently lives in Istanbul. Somer has written a number of made-to-order scenarios for feature films and television series, as well as classica
"Not my cup of tea" according to KatPiper. I chose this book based on the fact that a friend was reading it. Not that she recommended it, mind you, but just because she was reading it. I should have waited for her review. I found it shallow and boring. Maybe I just couldn't relate to the characters (few could!) but I just couldn't justi. "Witty, Original, Heroine/Hero (they're one and the same)" according to Mrs. Baumann. Plot Summary: He's a computer security expert by day, and she's a glamorous Audrey Hepburn look-alike by night, and they are one and the same person. Our hero/heroine is a transvestite who leads a double-life in Istanbul until one of her `girls' named Buse confesses to a dark secret; Buse has p. Bridget's review bridget3420 The Kiss Murder is about club owning drag queen resembling Audrey Hepburn, who uses her inner detective skills to find out who has murdered her transvestite friend, Buse. The night before Buse's murder she told the drag queen that she was scared and someone was after her. Audrey's look a like s
The next day Buse is dead and our girl must find the murderers before they find her. With a page-turning plot and an irresistibly charming protagonist, The Kiss Murder is sure to attract mystery lovers and nightlife mavens alike.. A male computer technician by day and a transvestite hostess of Istanbul's most notorious nightclub by night, the unnamed heroine of The Kiss Murder is the most charming and hilarious sleuth to debut in recent memory. The Number One Ladies' Detective Agencymeets Pedro Almodovar in this outrageous new series featuring an ultraglamorous sleuth Bestsellers in Mehmet Murat Somer's home country of Turkey and set to take the world by storm, the arrival of the Hop-Çiki-Yaya mysteries is cause for excitement (and lip gloss!) here in the United States. Fortunately, she is well armed with beauty, wit, the wardrobe of Audrey Hepburn, and expert Thai kickboxing skills. When Buse, one of the "girls"at her club, fears someone is after private letters from a former lover, she comes to her boss for help