There's a slightly addictive website called Goodreads, where I'll be answering questions about the Yashim books all next week. If books are your bag, do check it out.
I'm drawn to Istanbul the way one is drawn to Dickens's London, or Chandler's LA: it is a riotous, burgeoning, creative city with stories round every corner. An atmosphere I try to catch in my books. II'm drawn to Istanbul the way one is drawn to Dickens's London, or Chandler's LA: it is a riotous, burgeoning, creative city with stories round every corner. An atmosphere I try to catch in my books. I'm an intermittent blogger but feel free to browse: there are essays on the city, on crime writing, on books, food, Polish freedom fighters, and history....more