Barbara Nadel currently writes two crime fiction series: the Hakim and Arnold books set in London and the Cetin Ikmen novels set in Istanbul, Turkey. The Ikmen books were recently made into a TV series by Paramount, screened by BBC2 as The Turkish Detective.  Back in 2005, Barbara won the CWA Silver Dagger for Crime Fiction for her Ikmen book Deadly Web. A regular speaker at crime fiction conventions Barbara has a degree in psychology and has worked with those experiencing mental health problems both in hospitals and in the community. She lives with her husband in Essex where they are both owned by a cat called Terry.