A Dead Man in Athens by Michael Pearce
This title is set in Athens, 1913, the capital of a country on the brink of war. The new Greek prime minister, Venizelos, tired of the Ottoman overlords, has what he calls the Great Idea - a vision of a new Greece which unites all the Greek people scattered around the Mediterranean. Not such a great idea, in the view of other countries, among them Britain, which believes in letting sleeping dogs lie. And cats. Including the one recently poisoned in Athens and which belonged to the exiled former Sultan. Unfortunately, as is the way with the Balkans, rumours start flying around; one being that this was a sighting shot for the ex-Sultan himself. This, in the Balkans, could start a war and so Britain has to sit up and take notice. Something has to be done. Fast. And - please, urge the diplomats - low-key. The lowest key of all is to send out a police officer from Scotland Yard to investigate, and, as it happens, the Foreign Office has a person in mind: Seymour, of the CID, who has had some experience of this sort of thing before...
As always, Pearce's dialogue sparkles and the period background has a strong feeling of authenticity, making for a very enjoyable read- Sunday TelegraphThe steady pace, atmospheric design, and detailed description re-create a complicated city. A recommended historical series. - Library JournalSheer fun - The Times
Michael Pearce was raised in Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, where his fascination for language began. He later trained as a Russian interpreter but moved away from languages to follow an academic career, first as a lecturer in English and the History of Ideas, and then as an administrator. He has a strong interest in human rights and in languages, both of which feature indirectly in his new series. Michael Pearce now lives in South-West London.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781472126177 |
| ISBN 10 | 1472126173 |
| Title | A Dead Man in Athens |
| Author | Michael Pearce |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Year published | 2016-12-01 |
| Number of pages | 224 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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