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The Belly Dancer

The Belly Dancer

Author(s): Margaret Halliday

Location(s): Istanbul (Constantinople)

Genre(s): Romance, Thriller

Era(s): Early 1990s

Margaret Halliday’s fourth book, The Belly Dancer is a romantic thriller set mainly in Istanbul in the early 1990s. Gemma, a young English woman, finds herself involved in more than just teaching English soon after her arrival in Turkey. Her love of belly dancing leads her into a relationship with the beautiful Fatima as well as plunging her into a sinister, Mafia-run drugs operation. Can, the Mafia boss’s handsome son, falls for Fatima and reunites her with her long lost twin sister, Fulya, who can also dance. The story unfolds against the vivid backdrop of Istanbul with its teeming street life, magnificent mosques and busy markets, the ever-present turbulent waters of the Bosphorus and its ferries a constant breath of fresh air.

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