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Informationen zum Autor Stav Sherez is the author of The Devil's Playground (2004), described by James Sallis as 'altogether extraordinary', and which was shortlisted for the CWA John Creasey Dagger Award, The Black Monastery (2009) described as 'spectacular' by Laura Wilson in the Guardian, and two novels in the Carrigan and Miller series, A Dark Redemption (2012) and Eleven Days (2013), both of which were shortlisted for the Theakstons Crime Novel of the Year Award. He is currently at work on the third novel in that series. You can find him on twitter @stavsherez. Klappentext Stand-alone thriller set on the Greek island of Palassos. Nikos, a detective in the final years of his career, is persuaded to return to his home town to investigate the gory murder of a young boy. Vorwort The Black Monastery by Stav Sherez is a dark and compelling stand-alone crime thriller set on the Greek island of Palassos. Zusammenfassung When Nikos, a detective in the final years of his career, is persuaded back to his home town he is faced with the gory murder of a young boy near the old monastery. Echoing two murders committed 33 years previously in the exact same spot, and a mass cult suicide, it brings back a part of the island's history that it has tried hard to forget. There is a lot at stake - the island's lucrative tourist trade and the open secret of the drugs trade that goes hand in hand with the hordes of mainly young British holiday makers. As Nikos begins his investigation, two British crime writers arrive on the island. The best selling Kitty Carson, on a break from the pressures of writing and her strained relationship, and Jason an aspiring writer whose aim is to strike up a friendship with her and convince her to help him get published. As the two writers are thrown together in an unexpected way, another murder is committed and Jason and Kitty are drawn into an investigation of their own. As they discover more about the island's dark past what began as a diversion becomes a dangerous pursuit . . . ...
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A complex tale of greed, guilt and lust. Sunday Telegraph
