Devil of Delphi: a Chief Inspector Andreas Kaldis Mystery

Publisher Marketing: Delphi once stood at the center of the world, a mountainous, verdant home to the gods, where kings and warriors journeyed to hear its Oracle speak. The Oracle embodied the decree of the gods or at least the word of Apollo. To disobey risked everything. Young Athenian Kharon chooses modern Delphi to rebuild his life among its rolling hills and endless olive groves. But his dark past is too celebrated, and his assassin s skills so in demand, that his fate does not rest entirely in his own hands. Greece is being flooded with bomba, counterfeits of the most celebrated alcoholic beverages and wine brands. The legitimate annual trillion-dollar world market is in peril. So, too, are consumers someone is not just counterfeiting booze, but adulterating it, often with poisonous substances. Who is masterminding this immensely lucrative conspiracy? Kharon learns who when the ruthless criminal gives him no choice but to serve her. Her decrees are as absolute as the Oracle s, and as fearsomely punished. Kharon agrees, but dictates his own payoff. And his own methods, which allow his targets some choice in the outcomes. When Kharon unexpectedly shoots a member of one of Greece s richest, most feared families, he draws Chief Inspector Andreas Kaldis into the eye of a political and media firestorm threatening to bring down Greece s government. Think Breaking Bad, Greek-style." Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 08/03/2015 (EAN 9781464204326, Paperback) Kirkus Reviews 08/15/2015 pg. 97 (EAN 9781464204326, Paperback) Booklist 09/15/2015 pg. 30 (EAN 9781464204326, Paperback) - *Starred Review Publishers Weekly 08/03/2015 pg. 35 (EAN 9781464204302, Hardcover) Kirkus Reviews 08/15/2015 pg. 97 (EAN 9781464204302, Hardcover) Booklist 09/15/2015 pg. 30 (EAN 9781464204302, Hardcover) - *Starred Review Library Journal 10/01/2015 pg. 60 (EAN 9781464204302, Hardcover) Contributor Bio:  Siger, Jeffrey "The New York Times" described Jeffrey Siger s novels as thoughtful police procedurals set in picturesque but not untroubled Greek locales, the Greek Press called his work prophetic, Eurocrime described him as a very gifted American author...on a par with other American authors such as Joseph Wambaugh or Ed McBain, and the City of San Francisco awarded him its Certificate of Honor citing that his acclaimed books have not only explored modern Greek society and its ancient roots but have inspired political change in Greece. "Devil of Delphi" is the seventh novel in his Chief Inspector Andreas Kaldis series, following up on his internationally best-selling "Sons of Sparta", "Mykonos after Midnight", "Target: Tinos", "Prey on Patmos", "Assassins of Athens", and "Murder in Mykonos".