num_pages: 192
description: Set in Istanbul, this thrilling tale conveys the mystery and magnetism of the old imperial city at the crossroads of Europe and Asia.Nuri Bey is a Turkish philosopher and scholar who lives for his books. An innocent and dreamy man, he yearns to go to Oxford, but with his relatively poor background it’s a dream that may never be realised without the help of his wealthy mentor, Madame Miasma.When she asks him to deliver a parcel to a friend of hers at the airport, Nuri bey obliges, and events bring him in touch with a side of life that is dark and dangerous. A security guard is shot, and Nuri bey flees the scene, because the last thing this philosopher wants is to be involved with a nefarious crime in a country where convicted murderers are hanged in public ...
language: English
title: When I Grow Rich: Nuri Bey Investigates -
titlecomplete: When I Grow Rich: Nuri Bey Investigates - (The Disappearing Detectives)
genres: Mystery
ratings_count: 18
awards: awardedAt: -252432000000
name: CWA Gold Dagger
publisher: HarperCollins Publishers