Wednesday, February 26, 2020

5 Things You Should Know About The Turkish Affair by J. Arlene Culiner @jarleneculiner #5Things

by thewriterslife on February 26, 2020

Writer, photographer, social critical artist, musician, and occasional actress, J. Arlene Culiner, was born in New York and raised in Toronto. She has crossed much of Europe on foot, has lived in a Hungarian mud house, a Bavarian castle, a Turkish cave-dwelling, on a Dutch canal, and in a haunted house on the English moors. She now resides in a 400-year-old former inn in a French village of no interest and, much to local dismay, protects all creatures, especially spiders and snakes. She particularly enjoys incorporating into short stories, mysteries, narrative non-fiction, and romances, her experiences in out-of-the-way communities, and her conversations with strange characters.

WEBSITE & SOCIAL LINKS:

Website: http://www.j-arleneculiner.com

And http://www.jill-culiner.com

Blog: http://j-arleneculiner.over-blog.com

Storytelling podcast: https://soundcloud.com/j-arlene-culiner

Twitter: https://twitter.com/JArleneCuliner

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/jarlene.culiner

5 Things You Should Know About The Turkish Affair

1) Yes, The Turkish Affair is based on my own experiences in a small town in Turkey where I lived.

2) Yes, the police really were corrupt, and life was dangerous. People could be arrested on trumped up charges at any time.

3) Yes, the characters in The Turkish Affair are based on real people.

4) Although The Turkish Affair is a mystery, and readers need to link up the clues in order to solve it, there is no overt violence, there are no car chases, there are no shoot-outs.

5) The long-vanished Hittite Kingdom was once a superpower in this part of the world, and the Hittites fought and traded with the Egyptians. Most of the story in The Turkish Affair takes place on an archaeological site where Hittite artifacts are being excavated.

Love and Danger at the ancient Hittite site of Karakuyu

Priceless artifacts are disappearing from the ancient Hittite site of Karakuyu in Turkey, and the site director has vanished. Called in to solve the mystery, archaeologist Renaud Townsend is hindered by both his inability to speak the language and the knowledge that the local police are corrupt. His attraction to translator Anne Pierson is immediate, although he is troubled by her refusal to talk about the past and her fear of public scandal. But when murder enters the picture, both Anne and Renaud realize that the risk of falling in love is not the only danger.
Praise:
Author J. Arlene Culiner does not disappoint in this fast-paced novel, The Turkish Affair. Glittering descriptions, magical settings, and enviable characters bring the solemn grounds of Turkey to life as we are planted firmly in an archeological dig in Karakuyu, Turkey. Culiner’s mastery of the English language and sentence combinations form an enchanting read. The Turkish Affair is a must-read for all lovers of romance and adventure.
–Lisa McCombs for Readers’ Favorite