A dead woman has been found in the Yerebatan Sarayi Cistern - no papers, no witnesses. Not long afterwards, a childhood friend gets in touch with Inspector zakin: his neighbour, a German woman, has disappeared. And indeed, the description of the body fits that of the missing German. But no one seems to know much about the woman, except that she worked as a travel guide. When a German journalist starts asking awkward questions, zakin has to act quickly. The only clue he has leads to the tourist mecca of Alanya, and from there to an illegal setup involving a lot of money ... Press PressOpinions Author Hlya zkan came as a child with her parents to Germany. She studied political science and journalism in Munich, after which she volunteered with the ZDF network. She has worked there since as an editor and television moderator. Following her correspondence activities both in Germany and abroad, she became the moderator of a ZDF programme on European themes. She lives in Mainz and Istanbul.