A Deeper Shade of Blue

A Deeper Shade of Blue

by PaulJohnston (Author)

Synopsis

When Alex Mavros is asked to track down a missing woman, he jumps at the chance to leave the stifling heat of Athens. Travelling to the small island of Trigono, he soon realises that there is more than one mystery to be solved. How did a young couple drown in the nets of a fishing boat? Why did a British journalist leave without telling her friends? Why is the millionaire Theocharis so nervous and whose bones does old Maro keep beneath her bed? The answers lie in events that took place during the Second World War, events that tie in with the island's most ancient history. In a race to prevent a terrible crime being repeated, Alex Mavros is pitted against a ruthless and depraved killer...

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 400
Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton
Published: 05 Sep 2002

ISBN 10: 0340825243
ISBN 13: 9780340825242

Media Reviews
'Another fine example of great storytelling' - Sunday Telegraph on THE HOUSE OF DUST 'First-rate crime fiction with an original twist' - Sunday Telegraph on THE BONE YARD 'Quint Dalrymple [is] a testy, tenacious detective...a smart move to shift much of the novel to Glasgow' - The Sunday Times on THE BLOOD TREE 'Johnston brings an intelligent perspective to the dark excitement of the thriller' - Nicholas Blincoe, Observer on WATER OF DEATH 'Think of Plato's Republic with a body count' - The Sunday Times on BODY POLITIC
Author Bio
Paul Johnston was born and grew up in Scotland. He now spends much of his time on a small Greek island, but regularly visits the UK. THE BLOOD TREE is his fourth novel to feature Quintilian Dalrymple. His first, BODY POLITIC won the CWA John Creasey Memorial Dagger.