Happy Birthday, Turk! by Jakob Arjouni

Happy Birthday, Turk!

Kayankaya #1

Jakob Arjouni with Anselm Hollo (Translator)

missing duration info Add in missing duration information first pub 1985 (editions)

fiction crime mystery mysterious reflective fast-paced
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Description

When a Turkish laborer is stabbed to death in Frankfurt's red light district, the local police see no need to work overtime. But wisecracking private detective Kemel Kayankaya, a Turkish immigrant himself, smells a rat. The dead man wasn't the kin...

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Community Reviews

3.24
based on 115 reviews

Moods

dark: 57%

mysterious: 57%

adventurous: 42%

funny: 42%

reflective: 28%

tense: 28%

lighthearted: 14%

relaxing: 14%


Pace

33% of readers chose fast
50% of readers chose medium
16% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

42% of readers chose Plot
57% of readers chose Character
Plot
Character

Strong character development?

14% of readers chose Yes
85% of readers chose No
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No

Loveable characters?

14% of readers chose Yes
42% of readers chose Complicated
42% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

50% of readers chose Yes
33% of readers chose No
16% of readers chose N/A
Yes
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

71% of readers chose Yes
14% of readers chose Complicated
14% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

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