- Paperback: 288 pages
- Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC (3 Nov 2008)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0747595763
- ISBN-13: 978-0747595762
- Product Dimensions: 23 x 15.2 x 2.4 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 563,781 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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'Diaktoros is a delight There is also a cracking plot, colourful local characters and descriptions of the hot, dry countryside so strong that you can almost see the heat haze and hear the cicadas - the perfect read to curl up with as the nights draw in' Guardian 'The writing is elegiac and elegant, the detective endearing' Literary Review PRAISE FOR THE MESSENGER OF ATHENS 'Evocative and tantalizing it stars a mysterious but very likeable protagonist, the Fat Man. Stylishly repackaged for the paperback, I've a hunch they could do very well indeed' Bookseller 'This powerfully atmospheric mystery embraces Mediterranean passion, mythic meddling and patriarchal persecution. First-time novelist Anne Zouroudi proves a natural at the dark arts of writing Euro-crime' Independent
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For over half a century the beautiful, ruined Temple of Apollo has been in the care of the old beekeeper Gabrilis. But when the value of the land soars, he is persuaded through unscrupulous means to sign away his interests - and hours later he meets a violent, lonely death. When Hermes Diaktoros finds his friend's battered body by a dusty roadside, the police quickly make him the prime suspect. But with rapacious developers threatening Arcadia's most ancient sites, there are many who stand to gain from Gabrilis's death. Hermes resolves to avenge his old friend and find the true culprit, but his methods are, as ever, unorthodox Readers who were captivated by the Fat Man in The Messenger of Athens will be thrilled to rediscover him. Those new to the series will meet a detective who breaks the mould - a Greek Poirot, who keeps a number of unusual tools to hand to administer his unforgettable brand of justice.
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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I bought this because we spend all our holidays in Greece and I wanted something to remind me of the sunny beaches and tavernas I miss so much. Straight away, I was there, and hooked into the plot from the first page. The fat man makes a great if slightly weird detective - a bit like a more cheerful Morse. I've just ordered the Messenger of Athens for another Greek fix. First class reading for a damp, cold British day!
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
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The Messenger of Athens
I would highly recommend both this book and the other book in the series involving the Hermes, the Fat Man. The books conjure up the sleepy lifestyle of the Greek Islands and introduce a mysterious stranger in his white tennis pumps, who slowly but surely pieces together any wrongdoings, ensuring that the guilty receive their just rewards.
I would highly recommend both this book and the other book in the series involving the Hermes, the Fat Man. The books conjure up the sleepy lifestyle of the Greek Islands and introduce a mysterious stranger in his white tennis pumps, who slowly but surely pieces together any wrongdoings, ensuring that the guilty receive their just rewards.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
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Life on this Greek island has been disturbed. The head of a dysfunctional family is concerned that the season is too short to allow him to make as much money from his business activities - catering to tourists - as he would like. His solution: build holiday homes that will turn the once-a-year visitors into permanent residents. But he needs the land on which to build: if you smell potential for corruption, you're not wrong. At the same time, the genial Fat Man who serves as the author's slightly mysterious detective has arrived to visit an old friend - only to discover that he has been killed in a hit-and-run incident. If you smell a possible murder, you're not wrong. The Fat Man, of course, solves both problems before disappearing as unobtrusively as he arrived.
Anne Zouroudi has lived in Greece and loves its languorous ways. The gentle tempo of her story reflects the pace of life most engagingly. It is, though, hardly a mystery. The good people are as easily distinguished from the bad as if they had worn white or black hats in the fashion of old-style westerns. Lying on a sunbed with a cold drink to hand, you will find this slips down smoothly and undemandingly.
Anne Zouroudi has lived in Greece and loves its languorous ways. The gentle tempo of her story reflects the pace of life most engagingly. It is, though, hardly a mystery. The good people are as easily distinguished from the bad as if they had worn white or black hats in the fashion of old-style westerns. Lying on a sunbed with a cold drink to hand, you will find this slips down smoothly and undemandingly.
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Dependable, likeable, relentlessly predictable
Mysterious investigator Hermes Diaktoros travels to visit an old friend in his old village in Arcadia - a village now almost unrecognisable under the pressures of tourism and... Read more
Published 6 hours ago by neverendings
Whimsically amsusing
The whole series are a pleasant read. Not true detective stories but whimsically amusing as the fat detective is polite to every one while they are rude and mistrustful because... Read more
Published 8 months ago by Tallyman
Far better than the first book in the series.
Don't get me wrong, I did really enjoy the first book (The Messenger of Athens), so much that I read this book. Read more
Published 17 months ago by Marmalade the Book Magpie
Order the next one before you start reading!
The second in a series of 7 novels, my only fault with this book is that once I had finished it I wanted to start the next one. Read more
Published 20 months ago by jjramfan
Brilliant Book!
This was the first of Anne Zouroudi's Greek Detective series that I have read and I was immediately hooked - I ordered The Messenger of Athens right away. Read more
Published on 15 Jun 2009 by Robin F
The Taint of Midas
I enjoyed this book to a certain extent because I like all books reating to greek islands and the people. Read more
Published on 7 Jun 2009 by Mrs. Joan King
Very good but not five stars
The first book Messenger of Athens is superb.
It might just be me, but I didn't think this quite matched the first one. Read more
It might just be me, but I didn't think this quite matched the first one. Read more
Published on 12 Nov 2008 by KnightKnight
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