Barbara Nadel is an English crime-writer, and previous winner of the CWA Silver Dagger (for Deadly Web). Many of her books are set in Turkey. Born in the East End of London, Barbara Nadel trained as an actress before becoming a writer. Now writing full-time, she has previously worked as a public relations officer for the National Schizophrenia Fellowship's Good Companion Service and as a mental health advocate for the mentally disordered in a psychiatric hospital. Wikipedia
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