A breathless adventure in the 19th-century Ottoman world: the story of a killer who murders by plunging a knife into his victims' hearts.

In The Monster of Galata: Petri the Knifeman (Galata Canavarı Bıçakçı Petri), Reşad Ekrem Koçu spins the tale of Petri, described as a "tall, handsome, well-built, wiry young man." Spanning from Ayamavri Island to the dark alleys of Galata and the open seas, the narrative serves as a colorful journey through an Ottoman world where different nations and languages intertwine.

Reşad Ekrem Koçu once referred to this work as "my greatest masterpiece." It is a period crime thriller with a tempo that never flags. Although Koçu rewrote and expanded the story four times throughout his career, this edition marks the first time this definitive version has been collected into a book for readers to enjoy.