British author Anne Zouroudi is quickly becoming a leading light in the ‘detective in a nice location’ category of crime fiction. Anne Zouroudi’s series of books (currently 4 in April 2010) features a modern day Greek detective, Hermes Diaktoros, investigating crimes in rural Greece gives her readers a blend of mystery with a beautifully described backdrop.
Each book contains a number of mysteries for Anne Zouroudi’s readers to solve. There are the serious crimes that Greek detective Hermes Diaktoros of Athens is determined solve. Then there are the many social situations surrounding the crimes, usually relationships between local characters in the community, which our Greek detective deems necessary to resolve. Finally there is the somewhat mysterious nature of Hermes Diaktoros himself for readers to puzzle over.
Messenger of Athens is the first of Anne Zouroudi’s Hermes Diaktoros books.
The others are
The Taint of Midas – the second book in the series
The Doctor of Thessaly – the third book in the series.
The Lady of Sorrows – the fourth book in the series. Buy Anne Zouroudi books here.