With international travel limited due to the pandemic, take a trip to Greece through Jeffrey Siger’s eleventh Chief Inspector Andreas Kaldis Mysteries. A DEADLY TWIST takes place on the beautiful island of Naxos, the largest island in the Cyclades close to Mykonos. It is here that Athens reporter Nikoletta Elia vanishes while investigating the conflict between developers and preservationists. What secrets does this beautiful island hold and who will tell?
While on the island, a man approaches Nikoletta claiming to be a successful black-hat hacker. He shares with Nikoletta stories about his nefarious activities including hacking into automobile or plane engines and causing the death of others. The hacker does the dirty deeds of politicians and wealthy backers, but he has lost a passion for his profession, and now wants the public to know of the existence of others like him. Intrigued by his story, Nikoletta writes an article, but the next day, after a late-night rendezvous with a man on the cliffs, Nikoletta vanishes and there is a dead body on the rocks below.
Inspector Kaldis takes the call about the missing reporter and sends his deputy Yianni to find her. During his investigation, Yianni is run off the road and injured. Kaldis and the rest of his team head to Naxos to check on Yianni and find Nikoletta. As they begin to follow a twisting, turning path of deceptions, Kaldis begins to wonder if Nikoletta was kidnapped or if someone is hiding her for her own safety. Was it the hacker story that put Nikoletta in harm’s way? Or was it something she uncovered in her original research regarding the island’s preservationists and their war against unrestrained development?
Siger infuses this compelling mystery with the history and the ambiance of Naxos. This lush beautiful island is described in detail and the villages, beaches, food, and people add great atmosphere to the novel. Kaldis and his team including his wife, Lila Vard, add great dimension and different perspectives to the story. The mystery is compelling and develops in a nice manner allowing the readers to travel the island and interact with the locals as a tourist. The ending is a splendid resolution to a future problem Kaldis is facing. Immerse yourself in this suspenseful mystery and enjoy your time on Naxos in A DEADLY TWIST.
When Athens journalist Nikoletta Elia disappears while on assignment on the island of Naxos, her editor calls on Chief Inspector Andreas Kaldis to investigate. Sent to report on the conflict between preservationists and advocates for expanded tourism, Nikoletta is approached by a fan who takes credit for several suspicious deaths she'd reported on in the past. The assassin claims to have abandoned that life, and convinces the reporter to write about him and his murderous exploits for hire.
Kaldis sends his deputy, Yianni, to look into her disappearance when an unidentified body is found at the base of a cliff. Who is the mysterious corpse, and where is Nikoletta? Leads turn into more dead bodies in this twisting tale of greed, corruption, and murder that puts Kaldis, his family, and members of his team in the path of a ruthless killer who will stop at nothing to keep dark secrets buried—forever.
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