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Gigolo Murder: A Hop Ciki Yaya Thriller (2009)

by Mehmet Murat Somer(Favorite Author)

3.4 of 5 Votes: 3

ISBN

1846686946 (ISBN13: 9781846686948)

languge

English

genre

Romance

publisher

Serpent's Tail

series

Hop-Çiki-Yaya

review 1: The unusual twist in Somer’s Hop-Çiki-Yaya series set in Istanbul, Turkey, is the amateur sleuth: a gay, transvestite drag queen, who is vain, camp, catty, impulsive, dramatic, brave, and wears his heart on his expensively clad sleeve. He’s also a dab hand at Thai boxing and a skilled computer hacker. He leads a colourful life, surrounded by a menagerie of larger than life and quirky characters and a penchant for putting his nose in where it’s not necessarily wanted. The result is an interesting lead character whose boundary challenging exploits are good fun to follow. Indeed, The Gigolo Murder has a streak of light humour running throughout. The plot is appealing enough, charting the investigation in to the death of a man abused as a child and exploited as an ... moreadult by his family, and it provides an interesting glimpse of different elements of Istanbul’s subcultures: minibus/taxi drivers, drag queen clubs, rich high society. There’s plenty of twists and turns, though it relies on a couple of plot devices at times. Overall, an entertaining read and a fresh contribution to the genre.
review 2: Bordering on pulp fiction, the context and setting of this series gives it an utterly bizarre dimension. The central character is a transvestite who runs a transvestite club as well as being a part time detective and computer programmer/hacker. The world he/she moves in is a joy to behold and brings an element of great fun to the crime/detective genre. Worth a try if you fancy something different! less

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