Anne Zouroudi was born in England and has lived in the Greek islands. Her attachment to Greece remains strong; the country is the inspiration for much of her writing. She now lives in northern England.
"The Messenger of Athens is a cautionary tale about the deadly sin
of lust - a riveting story told with the help of flashbacks and in
a mix of first- and third-person voices. It proves as surprising as
a classic detective story, and as sad and inevitable as an ancient
Greek drama."--Tom Nolan, Wall Street Journal
"A fantastic tale of passion, corruption and murder on a remote
Greek island . . . wonderfully written."--Woman's Own
"Absorbing and beautifully written . . . reveals the savage,
superstitious reality behind the pretty facade that is all most of
us know of any Greek island."--Literary Review
"Anne Zouroudi writes beautifully - her books have all the sparkle
and light of the island landscapes in which she sets
them."--Alexander McCall Smith
"Atmospheric...Zouroudi has a deft way with words and an uncanny
ability to create a sense of place."--Library Journal, Starred
Review
"Set on an isolated Greek island, this elegant mystery has the
hallmarks of a classic Greek tragedy...The irony, of course, is how
a place of such beauty could be filled with such ugliness."--Carole
E. Barrowman, Minneapolis Star-Tribune
"This literary mystery has all the breeziness of a Greek isle, and
its charming, eccentric chief detective deserves a
sequel."--Carmela Ciuraru, More magazine
"While Zouroudi has a lightness of touch, she is unflinching in her
condemnation of corruption, and a sticky end is meted out to those,
and there are many of them, who are in thrall to Mammon. There is
realistic horror in The Taint of Midas but Hermes, operating as a
kind of deus ex machine, dispenses his own particular brand of
justice."--Times Literary Supplement
PRAISE FOR THE MESSENGER OF ATHENS: "This powerfully atmospheric
mystery embraces Mediterranean passion, mythic meddling and
patriarchal persecution."--The Independent
PRAISE FOR THE TAINT OF MIDAS "Hermes Diaktoros is a delight. Half
Poirot, half deus ex machina, but far more earth-bound than his
first name suggests, the portly detective has an other-worldly,
Marlowesque incorruptibility as he waddles through the mean olive
groves. There is also a cracking plot, colourful local characters
and descriptions of the hot, dry countryside so strong that you can
almost see the heat haze and hear the cicadas - the perfect read to
curl up with as the nights draw in."--The Guardian
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