Sons of Sparta, Jeffrey Siger
Sons of Sparta, Jeffrey Siger
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Sons of Sparta
A Chief Inspector Andreas Kaldis Mystery

Author: Jeffrey Siger

Narrator: Stefan Rudnicki

Unabridged: 7 hr 19 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 10/07/2014

Synopsis

Did the warriors of ancient Sparta simply vanish without a trace along with their city, or did they find sanctuary in the Mani region at the tip of the mountainous Peloponnese? That stark, unforgiving region's roots today run deep with a history of pirates, highwaymen, and neighbors ferociously repelling any foreigner foolishly bent on occupying this part of Greece. Less well recorded are the Mani's families' strict code of honor and their history of endless vendettas with neighbors and with their own relatives. No wonder their farms look like fortresses.When Special Crimes Division Detective Yiannis Kouros is summoned from Athens to the Mani by his uncle, Kouros fears his loyalty to his boss, Chief Inspector Andreas Kaldis, is about be to be tested by family pressure on him to act in some new vendetta, for this uncle once headed the Mani's most significant criminal enterprise. Instead, Kouros learns the family is about to become rich through the sale of its property—until the uncle is killed and so too the deal.Acting swiftly to head off a new cycle of violence, Kouros satisfactorily solves the murder—or so it seems. Back in Athens, Kaldis' probe into deeply entrenched government corruption leads straight back to the Mani. Both detectives now confront a host of unexpected twists, unanticipated players, unanswered questions—and people yet to die.

About Jeffrey Siger

Jeffrey Siger was born and raised in Pittsburgh. He practiced law until giving it up to write full time in Greece.

About Claire Bloom

Claire Bloom, CBE, is an English film and stage actress, known for leading roles in plays such as Streetcar Named Desire, A Doll’s House, and Long Day’s Journey into Night, along with nearly sixty films and countless television roles, during a career spanning over six decades. She was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the 2013 Queen’s birthday honors for services to drama.

About Stefan Rudnicki

Stefan Rudnicki first became involved with audiobooks in 1994. Now a Grammy-winning audiobook producer, he has worked on more than five thousand audiobooks as a narrator, writer, producer, or director. He has narrated more than nine hundred audiobooks. A recipient of multiple AudioFile Earphones Awards, he was presented the coveted Audie Award for solo narration in 2005, 2007, and 2014, and was named one of AudioFile’s Golden Voices in 2012.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Paul on August 20, 2019

There are extraordinary side-stories that get overlooked in the welter of blood and horror created by serial killers like Peter Sutcliffe, the Yorkshire Ripper, and this is one. Sutcliffe began his attacks on women, many of them prostitutes, in July 1975. Over the next four years eleven women were ki......more

Goodreads review by Lisa on October 13, 2017

Despite being something of a true crime aficionado, until now I’ve restricted most of my reading to crimes committed far from my shores – for some reason, while the crimes of our transatlantic cousins are never not disturbing, reading about British killers makes it all a bit more real and grim for m......more

Goodreads review by Brian on January 23, 2018

I literally could not put this book down. Although written at a time close to the events, Gordon Burn offers a unique and insightful perspective beyond the lurid sensationalism almost all writing about this case descended to. The amount of time he spent with the family of Peter Sutcliffe clearly show......more

Goodreads review by Borntolose73 on November 27, 2018

Another true crime masterwork from Gordon Burn. I had read his account of Fred and Rose West, Happy Like Murderers, and was so impressed with his writing and gift of narrative that I had to investigate this. I'm glad I did, although I appreciate that this genre is not for everyone. Incredibly well-wr......more

Goodreads review by Noctvrnal on May 09, 2023

What a wonderfully informational book. I have read my fair share of books on Sutcliffe but this one provided what no other books has (and I would say I haven't read such book on any other serial killer): it provided family accounts, details from childhood, a lot of information about his relationship......more

Quotes

“For Chief Inspector Andreas Kaldis, interacting with known crime boss Orestes is just another day at the office in Siger’s perfectly plotted sixth mystery set in Greece…Siger paints travelogue-worthy pictures of a breathtakingly beautiful—if politically corrupt—Greece.” Publishers Weekly (starred review)

“Filled with local color, action, and humor, this story will give readers a taste of modern Greek culture and its ancient roots.” Booklist

“Kaldis’ sixth case offers a lively, gritty plot, an abundance of local color, and two righteous heroes.” Kirkus Reviews

“Thoughtful police procedurals set in picturesque but not untroubled Greek locales.” New York Times Book Review, praise for the series

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