Death by Design

I enjoyed Death by Design by Barbara Nadel which is about a Turkish police officer, Ikmen, who travels to London to follow an investigation after an incident in Istanbul involving fake handbags and the slaves forced to make them.  It is a grim scenario which is sadly a reality in today's world where desperate people are tricked in to "employment" in England.  Ikmen and the Scotland Yard detectives find a link between the incident in Istanbul and a possible terrorist  plot to take place in inner London.  Further investigation reveals a host of unsavoury characters as Ikmen goes undercover on his dangerous mission to enter England as an illegal migrant and become embedded amongst the people with connections to the plot.  Ikmen expresses utter contempt for the radical Moslems who practise a distorted form of  Islam.  The Mayor of London is trying to crack down on the illegal trade in counterfeit goods, aware of the miserable conditions in which they are manufactured.  However, the main evil character, Ahmet Ulker, is determined to go to any lengths to ensure his business continues. Suspenseful. 4/5