Istanbul's most fabulously flamboyant sleuth is back in her second hilarious adventure With its exotic Istanbul setting and racy peeks into the city's nightlife, "The Kiss Murder" left readers eager for more of Mehmet Murat Somer's charmingly original heroine. Software programmer by day and drag-queen club owner by night, our girl is back again, just jilted and feeling so blue she's violet-until she meets the hunky, married lawyer, Haluk Perkedem. When their conversation is interrupted by a phone call delivering news that his brother-in-law has been arrested for the murder of a notorious gigolo, she decides to put her sleuthing instincts and Thai kickboxing skills to work unraveling the crime. Filled with witty banter and ominous intrigue, mystery fans of all persuasions will find "The Gigolo Murder" this season's hottest read.

馬赫梅．穆拉特．索瑪

一九五九年生於安卡拉。

從中東大學工業工程學院畢業之後，短暫擔任過工程師，較長時間擔任過銀行員。沒在土耳其浴場健身時，他撰寫犯罪小說。

「香檳謀殺案」係列榮登土耳其暢銷書榜首，停留數月，之後在十四個國傢齣版 （英國、美國、法國、義大利、西班牙、波蘭、希臘、德國、瑞典、保加利亞、波士尼亞-赫賽哥維納、巴西、埃及和颱灣）。

他是電影和電視的編劇，為許多報章雜誌撰寫古典樂評。

現居伊斯坦堡、裏約熱內盧，偶爾在世界的其他角落，隻要當地有足夠的陽光。

譯者簡介

李建興

颱灣颱南市人，輔仁大學英文係畢，曾任漫畫、電玩、情色、科普、旅遊叢書等編輯，路透新聞編譯。

現為自由文字工作者，譯有《失落的符號》、《殺手的祈禱》、《把妹達人》係列等數十冊。聯繫方式：samsonli@ms12.hinet.net。