Assassins of Athens (Chief Inspector Andreas Kaldis Mystery 2)

When the body of a boy from one of Greece's most prominent families turns up in a dumpster in one of Athens' worst neighborhoods, Chief Inspector Andreas Kaldis of the Greek Police's Special Crimes Division is certain there's a message in the murder. But who sent it and why? Andreas' politically incorrect search for answers takes him deep into the sordid, criminal side of Athens nightlife and on to the glittering world of Athens society where age-old frictions between old money and new breed jealousy, murder, revenge, revolutionaries, and some very dangerous truths. Publishers Weekly Beware of Greeks bearing grudges, especially when they’re as rich, resourceful and ruthless as the killers who dog Athens Chief Insp. Andreas Kaldis in Siger’s speedboat-paced second mystery (after 2009’s Murder in Mykonos). The case detonates with a sensational discovery: the body of golden boy Sotiris Kostopoulos, the teenage son of one of Greece’s wealthiest wheeler-dealers, dumped behind a seedy gay bar. Within days his family flees the country. As bodies start dropping from Mykonos to Sardinia, Kaldis finds it increasingly difficult to dismiss hints of a colossal conspiracy—one that might stretch to the loftiest levels of Athenian society as well as way back into its bloodstained past. Readers may not totally buy the book’s audacious premise or the spontaneous combustion between the straight-arrow inspector and a wealthy socialite, but that shouldn’t spoil this suspenseful trip through the rarely seen darker strata of complex, contemporary Greece. (Jan.)\ “A teasingly complex and suspenseful thriller set in a place where history—ancient or recent—can be a motive for murder.” —Thomas Perry, New York Times–bestselling author of Hero When the body of a boy from one of Greece's most prominent families turns up in a dumpster in one of Athens'worst neighborhoods, Chief Inspector Andreas Kaldis of the Greek Police's Special Crimes Division is certain there's a message in the murder. But who sent it and why? Andreas'search for answers takes him deep into the sordid, criminal side of Athens nightlife and then to the glittering world of Athens society where age-old frictions between old and new money breed jealousy, murder, revenge, revolutionaries, and some very dangerous truths. It is a journey amid ruthless, powerful adversaries that brings Andreas face-to-face with old grudges, new emotions, ancient Athenian practices, and modern political realities once thought unimaginable. “This is international police procedural writing at its best.” —Booklist, starred review “[A] suspenseful trip through the rarely seen darker strata of complex, contemporary Greece.” —Publishers Weekly "When the body of a boy from one of Greece's most prominent families turns up in a dumpster in one of Athens' worst neighborhoods, Chief Inspector Andreas Kaldis of the Greek Police's Special Crimes Division is certain there's a message in the murder. But who sent it and why? Andreas' search for answers takes him deep into the sordid, criminal side of Athens nightlife and then to the glittering world of Athens society where age-old frictions between old and new money breed jealousy, murder, revenge, revolutionaries, and some very dangerous truths. It is a journey amid ruthless, powerful adversaries that brings Andreas face-to-face with old grudges, new emotions, ancient Athenian practices, and modern political realities once thought unimaginable."-- provided by publisher When The Body Of A Boy From One Of Greece's Most Prominent Families Turns Up In A Dumpster In One Of Athens' Worst Neighbourhoods, Chief Inspector Andreas Kaldis - Now Head Of The Special Crimes Division - Is Certain There's A Message In The Murders. But Who Sent It - And Why? Andreas' Search For Answers Takes Him Deep Into The Sordid, Criminal Side Of Athens Nightlife And On To The Glittering Society World, Where Age-old Frictions Between Old And New Money Breed Jealousy, Murder, Revenge, Revolutionaries And Dangerous, If Not Deadly, Truths...