The Athenian Murders by Jose Carlos Somoza
In classical Athens, one of the pupils of Plato's Academy is found dead. Suspecting this wasn't an accident, his teacher asks Herakles, the "Decipherer of Enigmas", to investigate. A second plot unfolds in parallel through the footnotes of the translator of the text.
The setting is Athens in Ancient GreeceA young man called Tramachus goes hunting and is then discovered on the slopes of Mount Lycabettus with his insides torn out. Initially, it is believed he has been killed by a pack of wolves, but the reality is very different. Tramachus was a student at the Academy run by Plato, and Diagoras, his tutor, knows that his pupil was disturbed, and not fully taking in the teaching he was receiving. He also learns from Tramachus' friends that he was visiting a prostitute at the city's port. Diagoras goes to Heracles, known as the 'Decipherer of Enigmas', to discover the truth. And we learn there is another mystery. In the footnotes of The Athenian Murders a second story emerges, and the modern day translator finds a message hidden in the original narrative. It makes a wonderful double story of murder and mystery.
Jose Carlos Somoza was born in Habana in 1959. A doctor of medicine, and specialist in psychiatry, he has been writing full-time since 1994. He has received, amongst other awards, the Cervantes Theatre Prize and the Caf? Gijon Prize, and in 2000 his novel DAFNE DESVANECIDA was shortlisted for one of the most important Spanish literary prizes, the Nadal Prize.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780349113869 |
| ISBN 10 | 0349113866 |
| Title | The Athenian Murders |
| Author | Jose Carlos Somoza |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Year published | 2002-01-17 |
| Number of pages | 320 |
| Prizes | Winner of Crime Writers' Association Macallan Gold Dagger Award 2002 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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