<p><b>The brand-new Istanbul crime thriller staring Inspector Cetin Ikmen, 'the Morse of Istanbul' <i>(Daily Telegraph</i>)<i>, </i>from Barbara Nadel. ON THE BONE is perfect for fans of Donna Leon.</b></p><p><b>In Istanbul - the golden city on the Bosphorus - ancient myths and modern evils are at work...</b></p><p>On a buzzing street in the fashionable district of Beyoglu, a young man drops dead. Ümit Kavas's death was natural but the autopsy betrays a shocking truth: his last meal was human flesh. </p><p>Under desperate pressure from their superiors, Inspector Cetin Ikmen and his colleague Mehmet Süleyman begin their most obscure investigation yet. How did Ümit Kavas, apparently a good, liberal man, come to partake in the greatest taboo of all? Did he act alone? And who was his victim? </p><p>Soon they find themselves embroiled in a dark web of underground worlds: of Turkey's old secular elite; a community of squatters; and a new gastronomy scene breaking every boundary. But where does the truth lie?</p>