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Hakim and Arnold novels volume 2
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Lee Arnold and Mumtaz Hakim run a detective agency in London's East End. But their latest case could have devastating consequences. A young Asian couple move into a dilapidated house in Upton Park. The woman, Nasreen, spends her time working alone on the house, whilst her husband Abdullah goes to work. When Nasreen's friend, a homeless man, disappears she is reluctant to go to the police and reaches out to the Arnold Detective Agency. Mumtaz Hakim...
2) Enough rope
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Hakim and Arnold novels volume 4
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Private Investigator Lee Arnold and Superintendent Paul Venus are by no means friends, but when Venus' son Harry is kidnapped, the Superintendent doesn't know who else to turn to. Arnold and his partner Mumtaz Hakim soon find themselves chasing leads into several of the East End's uneasily coexisting communities. The truth, however, is stranger and more dangerous than either Arnold or Hakim imagine.
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Ex-soldier Lee Arnold and his Muslim assistant Mumtaz Hakim run a detective agency in London's ethnically diverse, crime-ridden East End. Mumtaz is approached by an Egyptian woman, Salwa, whose husband is in Belmarsh on terrorism charges. Salwa convinces Mumtaz of her husband's innocence and persuades her to go undercover to prove it. But Salwa is not what she seems. Trapped in an old tunnel that leads to the London docks, will Mumtaz escape with...
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Out of the blue, private investigator and ex-soldier Lee Arnold receives a visit from an old army mate. Abbas al'Barri worked as a translator with him during the Second Iraq War. Now living in Ilford with his family, Abbas is convinced that he's had a message from his estranged son Fayyaad, who was radicalized and was last thought to be fighting for ISIL in Iraq. Does Fayyaad's message indicate a change of heart? Abbas is desperate for Lee's help...
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Hakim and Arnold novels volume 1
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2012: London is hosting the Olympics and the East End is at the centre of the world. Yet surrounding the glamorous Olympic Park are some of the most deprived areas of the city. PI Lee Arnold and his assistant, Mumtaz Hakim, work in these streets, in a community fraught with tensions. Arnold is hired by a controversial stand-up comedian who believes she is being followed. Are her fears justified?
10) Double illusion
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In this gripping 25th mystery in the 'Inspector Ikmen' series, when the son of a feared Istanbul gang leader is accused of murdering his gypsy girlfriend, feelings of vengeance are ignited amongst rival Turkish gangs. But the son suffers from a terrible psychosis, whereby he constantly sees people's doubles, and Inspector Suleyman and his team are about to discover that there is a long list of suspects who might have framed him for a murder he didn't...
11) Bride price
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When jeweller Fahrettin Muftugolu is found dead in his apartment in the Istanbul district of Vefa, it looks like suicide. Searching the jeweller's home, Inspector Mehmet Suleyman and his team come across a hoard of extraordinary artefacts including solid gold religious relics and a mummified human head. But are they real and, if so, who owns these priceless possessions? As his colleagues begin their investigation, Suleyman is distracted by troubles...
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Inspector Ikmen Mystery volume 26
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PREVIOUS BOOK IN SERIES: DOUBLE ILLUSION, ISBN 9781472293749. In this 26th entry of the 'Inspector Ikmen' series, a newborn baby is found drowned, and DNA results show the father is Istanbul's most feared Mafia boss. Meanwhile, Ikmen and Suleyman attend a winter festival and witness a magic trick whereby a young man, Emir Kaya, disappears. While Ikmen investigates how the illusion took place, Suleyman conducts a hunt for Emir Kaya that exposes a tale...
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