Barbara Nadel

Barbara Nadel was raised in the East End of London, and currently lives in the Pennines (in the north of England). Passionately interested in Istanbul, a city she has visited many times over the course of twenty five years, Nadel has set 15 books in the Cetin Ikmen series there. “Nadel's Ikmen series,” wrote The Guardian, “has grown into an in-depth guide to the city—travellers would do as well to pack half a dozen of her books alongside the Lonely Planet.” In addition to the Ikmen series, Nadel also writes the Francis Hancock series, set in the East End during the Blitz.