{"product_id":"an-aegean-april-chief-inspector-andreas-kaldis-mysteries-9-9781464209451","title":"An Aegean April (Chief Inspector Andreas Kaldis Mysteries, 9)","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAn Aegean April (Chief Inspector Andreas Kaldis Mysteries, 9)\u003c\/strong\u003e by Siger, Jeffrey. hardcover edition. ISBN: 9781464209451.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBest Books of 2018 in Crime Fiction by Library Journal\n\"Fans of Adrian McKintys Sean Duffy books and other police procedurals that handle violence and political issues with black humor will welcome this outstanding crime novel.\" ―Library Journal STARRED review\nThe beautiful Greek island of Lesvos, birthplace of the poet Sappho, and for centuries an agrarian paradise famed for anise-flavored ouzo and tasty sardines, sees its serenity turn into chaos as the world watches boatloads of refugees daily flee onto its shores from Turkey across the narrow Mytilini Strait.\nMihalis Volandes is one of Lesvos elite, the patriarch of a storied shipping clan. Hes weathered many changes in his long life, and when a government policy accelerates the surge of refugees onto his island, he rises to prominence in relief efforts he sees as growing increasingly ineffectual.\nOne evening, after working to stir up support for his breakthrough plan to strike at the heart of the lucrative refugee trafficking trade, he returns to his mansion in darkness―only to fall victim in his own garden to a swishing sword.\nA refugee-turned-local-aid-worker is found at the scene, splattered with Volandes blood, and swiftly arrested by island police. Case closed―or would be, if young Ali Sera were not working with SafePassage, an NGO (non-government organization), headed on Lesvos by American Dana McLaughlin. McLaughlin is having none of Alis arrest. Within hours the phone rings in the Athens office of Chief Inspector Andreas Kaldis, and shes requesting that Kaldis take over the investigation.\nVolandes was a prominent citizen and the crime particularly gruesome. Could it be terrorism or something else? But whether Ali is guilty or framed, Andreas cant ignore a powerful motive for the murder. Volandes daring plan, if implemented, would soon shut down the cash-generating refugee-trafficking pipeline between Turkey and Lesvos.\nAnd so, were off on a nail-biting ride with Kaldis and his team through Byzantine island politics, deteriorating diplomatic relations, and a world on fire with intrigues and more brutal deaths.\nThis ninth Andreas Kaldis thriller once again links modern Greece to its ancient past, the powerful grip of myths upon its people, and cutting edge issues of societal change affecting our world at large.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Sourcebooks, Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44976964862005,"sku":"ByrdShop_1464209456","price":52.41,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9781464209451_1efcda80-bfbc-418f-a445-c9f01ebb590d.jpg?v=1778654714","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/an-aegean-april-chief-inspector-andreas-kaldis-mysteries-9-9781464209451","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}