A novel very pleasant and above all very ethnic. Mediterranean. We glimpse many aspects of life in Greece and the Greeks. Anecdotes that sometimes flow into the commonplace.
The plot is always apt and the strength of the story.
Proverbial Commissioner's statement on its Greek: "Ask ten Greek to do something. Nine of them will tell you now that it is impossible, and then chase you when you are about to leave, "
not read it by boat!
From the back cover: "When a group of Greek nationalists took possession of a ferry with three hundred passengers on board, the commissioner Charitos soon becomes clear that it will not be a case like the others on that ship is his daughter Katrina. So begins an investigation that will put their backs to the wall, the police officer who likes to say of himself "is not a Rambo, but a greek complex", but this time will have to watch helplessly as the investigation is entrusted to the anti-terrorist squad . A maze of crime, politics and mass media reveals un'Atene sprawling and full of pitfalls, where Charìtos moves with his usual wit and irony, but search for the thread that binds together the killings that bloody night in the city. Once again, the mysterious noir atmosphere of the Greek capital are the backdrop for a thriller thrilling, fast-paced "
Markaris P., The Long Hot Summer by Commissioner Charitos, Bompiani 2009
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