A corrupt millionaire. A suspicious plane crash. A sole survivor. Chief Inspector Kaldis is on the case in the latest installment of the internationally bestselling, critically acclaimed mystery series set in Greece
"Thoughtful police procedurals set in picturesque but not untroubled Greek locales" New York Times
"A new Kaldis case is always a treat" Booklist (Starred Review)
"Terrific novels which take place on the Greek islands" Readers Digest
Wealthy Greek businessman Dimitris Onofrio is known to be corrupt to the core, but the police have never been able to make his crimes stick. Powerful, influential and extremely dangerous, Onofrio is not a man to cross, and every witness prepared to come forward against him has died before they could testify.
So when Onofrio's private jet crashes, seemingly with no survivors, the police breathe a sigh of relief – quickly replaced by horror when Onofrio is found alive but catatonic on a remote Ionian beach, beside the body of his beloved wife.
Was the crash an accident . . . or sabotage? Chief Inspector Andreas Kaldis, head of Athens' Special Crimes Unit, knows that unless he can discover the truth before Onofrio recovers, the tycoon will be out for bloody revenge on all involved. Including Kaldis' own beloved wife, who is more mixed up in the accident than anyone would ever have suspected . . .
With its gorgeous Greek locations, engaging characters and fast-paced plotting, this international crime series is a perfect pick for fans of Donna Leon, Louise Penny, Martin Walker and David Hewson.
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- ISBN: 9781448314973
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March 1, 2025
A suspicious plane crash on the Peloponnese is merely the tip of a criminal iceberg. The nefarious Dimitris Onofrio, missing for a week and declared dead, is actually very much alive, having stumbled away from the wreckage of his private plane. He's found on a remote Ionian beach, weeping over the body of his wife, Alexandra Boutsis. Athens-based Chief Inspector Andreas Kaldis' feelings about the news are dominated by concern for the safety of his own wife, Lila Vardi, whose history with "Greece's kingpin for international drug-smuggling operations" is long and tangled. Multiple murders are just some of Onofrio's alleged crimes. An extended cat-and-mouse game follows, as Andreas unsuccessfully tries to interview Onofrio and government agencies attempt to investigate the crash. Siger gets some comic mileage out of Andreas' frustration with Greece's investigative bureaucracy, but for the most part Andreas' 14th case is a bit of a departure, less drolly focused on him and his amiable ragtag team and more on forensics. Flashbacks fill in the details of Onofrio's criminal career, his storied romance with Alexandra, and his menacing history with Lila and her philanthropist father. Multiple inconsistencies about the crash lead investigators down various rabbit holes as the plot caroms like a pinball from one surprising discovery to the next. Murder and attempted murder further complicate the case. Not until Andreas finally gets to interview Onofrio face-to-face do the pieces of the complex puzzle come into sharp relief. A knotty tale of Greek organized crime and brutal punishment.COPYRIGHT(2025) Kirkus Reviews, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
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Starred review from March 1, 2025
Buckle up for Chief Inspector Andreas Kaldis' most complex case yet (after At Any Cost, 2024). The Athens police detective and his intrepid crew investigate the appearance of a wounded man and a dead woman who wash up on a remote beach near a sewage plant in Messenia. They are the victims of a plane crash, but the plane is somewhere in the deepest part of the Mediterranean. The man is Dimitri Onofrio, a notorious drug dealer, trafficker of women, and corrupt political influencer; the dead woman is his wife. As the investigation proceeds, the team learns that the plane belongs to a charter company owned by Andreas' in-laws. Andreas should recuse himself to avoid a conflict of interest, but he wants to protect his family. As usual in Athens, the corrupt political establishment does not want the case solved, so the team must conduct a stealth probe with care. Readers will have fun trying to keep up with all of the players and their motives, and as always, power and money cause more bodies to drop. Andreas' visits to the catatonic Onofrio while he is in the hospital are truly ingenious. This series gets better with every book.COPYRIGHT(2025) Booklist, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
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