This book is historical fiction, and it’s a page turner. That’s because this book is also a thriller. Other people have tried it, combining historical fiction with a thriller, but no one in my experience does it like Kanon.

If you don’t know much about Turkey after World War II, you’re in for a learning experience because that’s when and where the story takes place. But, unlike some authors of this genre, you will never forget that this is also a thriller. Other authors would have you wait for the thrills while they paint you a picture. ISTANBUL PASSAGE won’t have you wait long for action and mystery to begin. And it never quits.

An American living in post-World War II Turkey gets unintentionally involved in politics and spies after he accidentally commits a murder. He learns that no one is really who they say they are in post-World War II Istanbul.