{"product_id":"alfred-lawrence-columbo-2-the-dean-s-death-1976-1st-turkish-book-turkey","title":"Alfred Lawrence – Columbo 2: The Dean’s Death 1976 1st Turkish Book Turkey","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"121\"\u003eAlfred Lawrence – Komiser Columbo 2 Dekanı Kim Öldürdü? (Columbo 2: The Dean’s Death) – Milliyet Yayınları First Edition (1976)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"999\" data-start=\"262\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(170, 26, 23);\"\u003eDescription:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-end=\"281\" data-start=\"278\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"129\" data-end=\"624\"\u003eThis Turkish first edition of Komiser Columbo 2: Dekanı Kim Öldürdü?, published by Milliyet Yayınları in 1976, is the second installment in the Turkish Komiser Columbo series and a notable example of vintage crime fiction tied to one of television’s most iconic detectives. Issued during a period when translated detective literature had strong appeal in Turkey, this volume reflects both the popularity of the Columbo character and the era’s vibrant paperback publishing culture.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"626\" data-end=\"1188\"\u003eBased on Alfred Lawrence’s The Dean’s Death, the story places Lieutenant Columbo within an academic setting where the suspicious death of a university dean opens into a layered investigation of ambition, secrecy, and betrayal. What appears at first to be an isolated crime gradually reveals a more intricate puzzle, allowing Columbo’s deceptively casual but razor-sharp investigative method to take center stage. As in the strongest Columbo mysteries, tension emerges not only from the crime itself, but from the psychological duel between detective and suspect.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1190\" data-end=\"1507\"\u003eThe academic backdrop gives this entry a slightly different tone from more conventional crime thrillers, blending intellectual intrigue with classic procedural suspense. That setting, paired with Columbo’s methodical unraveling of motive and deception, makes this an appealing and distinctive title within the series.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1509\" data-end=\"1902\"\u003eAs an early Turkish Columbo publication and the second volume in the run, this edition holds added interest for collectors pursuing complete Turkish detective series, television-related fiction, or vintage Milliyet paperbacks. Together with the first volume, it helps document the introduction of Columbo in Turkish popular publishing and remains a charming artifact of 1970s crime literature.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2165\" data-end=\"2413\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(170, 26, 23);\"\u003eKey Features:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1919\" data-end=\"1946\"\u003e• Author: Alfred Lawrence\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1948\" data-end=\"2017\"\u003e• Title: Komiser Columbo 2 – Dekanı Kim Öldürdü? (The Dean’s Death)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2019\" data-end=\"2046\"\u003e• Series: Komiser Columbo\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2048\" data-end=\"2081\"\u003e• Publisher: Milliyet Yayınları\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2083\" data-end=\"2097\"\u003e• Date: 1976\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2099\" data-end=\"2133\"\u003e• Edition: First Turkish Edition\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2135\" data-end=\"2156\"\u003e• Language: Turkish\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2158\" data-end=\"2185\"\u003e• Format: Paperback Novel\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2187\" data-end=\"2230\"\u003e• Genre: Detective Fiction, Crime Mystery\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2232\" data-end=\"2270\"\u003e• Main Character: Lieutenant Columbo\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2272\" data-end=\"2314\"\u003e• Setting: University \/ Academic Mystery\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2316\" data-end=\"2377\"\u003e• Theme: Murder, deception, and psychological investigation\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2379\" data-end=\"2448\"\u003e• Significance: Second volume in the Turkish Komiser Columbo series\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2450\" data-end=\"2541\"\u003e• Collector Appeal: Early Turkish detective paperback featuring a classic Columbo mystery\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Turkrex Collectables","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48398321844362,"sku":null,"price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0716\/3687\/7450\/files\/1_2193fec3-336b-4a44-9b97-2e18d09635bb.jpg?v=1776931670","url":"https:\/\/turkrexcollectables.com\/products\/alfred-lawrence-columbo-2-the-dean-s-death-1976-1st-turkish-book-turkey","provider":"Turkrex Collectables","version":"1.0","type":"link"}