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.

What people are saying about The Turkish Affair

• This is an excellent book that was an easy read. The pace was steady and the whole mystery kept me gripped to the unexpected ending. Whispering Stories
  
• THE TURKISH AFFAIR by J. Arlene Culiner is an easy read brimming with intrigue, and I enjoyed reading it. Books of all Kinds
  
• The writing is great. It’s very simple, but don’t be fooled. Here, the simple prose is masterfully used as a tool to drag the reader into the story, without diverting the attention to the writing style. It’s very contemporary, very alive, in a thoroughly enjoyable opposite with the history within. Marco
  
• From the first page to the last, The Turkish Affair was a great read. The descriptions had me feeling the desert heat, smelling the exotic spices and seeing the small Turkish villages and the people that inhabited them. Diane Jewkes
  
• Buried pasts and questionable reputations, vulnerable hearts and fragile feelings, stubbornness, suspense, fear and intrigue - they are all here. I didn't want to put it down. Jean Livingstone