I paid, put on my new shades, and walked down the street. The high-rise buildings gleamed above the American barracks, and the air smelled of tar and burnt rubber.
JAKOB ARJOUNI’S KAYANKAYA THRILLERS
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As a Turkish immigrant raised by Germans, Kemal Kayankaya is regularly subjected to racism in gritty, working-class Frankfurt, and getting work isn’t easy. So when his friend Rosario asks him to protect his business against some battle-hardened Croation thugs demanding protection money, the down-and-out Kayankaya takes the job.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, TURK!
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The police aren’t interested when a Turkish immigrant is murdered in the red light district, but wisecracking detective Kayankaya suspects there’s something bigger going on, and, unfortunately, he’s right.…
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Four eco-terrorists caught vandalizing a chemical plant are also accused of murdering the head of the plant, but witness say there were five men. They hire Kayankaya to help them find the mysterious fifth man.
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When Kayankaya is hired to find a missing young Thai woman, Kayankaya launches a trawl through the immigration offices and brothels of Frankfurt and discovers that lots of young asylum seekers seem to be disappearing into the Frankfurt night.
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