Actually, the prejudices and reactions presented aren't a lot different from what can be found in police departments in this country. Markaris keeps the story from getting bogged down by adding humorous details: Athens’ horChief Inspector Haritos is confronted by a series of murders – an Albanian couple, a celebrated TV journalist and soon after, her replacement at the TV station. Then a journalist is murdered.For long I had searched for a copy - being out-of-print - and some friends had kept telling me to read Markaris. Gente tranquila, más pobre que las ratas. It's been more than four months since the 26-year-old Black woman and EMT was killed by white police as she slept in her own home. Told in first person, Haritos reflects on page 4: "...who has time to worry about Albanians? If they'd killed a Greek, one of ours...that would be different. Reykjavik with---well, I guess I know every detective in Iceland by now. August 4th 2005 The book involved several murders and a larger organized crime scheme. Watch full episodes and clips of CBS Late Night shows. Also the author mentioned how bad the traffic was on every other page.The novel starts with the murder of two Albanians and Haritos’ investigation. A famous woman journalist has been killed in the TV broadcasting studio just before she was to go on live with some sensational news. Prior to the 1960s, the typical late-night newscast lasted a mere 15 minutes; this short-form late local news is still common on local owned-and-operated stations of CBC Television, which airs Many of the stories that are shown on late evening newscasts are follow-ups of ones airing earlier in the day, including scores from the evening's sporting events, reports from governmental meetings, and (when occurring) election results, along with any

“¿Qué quiere que le diga? When I actually got to Reykjavik, I sort of knew my way around the town--I even knew the food was going to be palatable only by Vikings.If I knew that detective thrillers were this good, I should have checked them out more seriously long time ago. ©2020 Verizon Media. If they'd killed a Greek, one of ours...that would be different. This is what had me rate it 3 stars, and I added an additional quarter because of the nagging feeling that it was a flaw of the translator, not the author. A veteran of the force, he is only now coming to terms with the pervasive corruption in public and private life since the fall of the military dictatorship and the advent of democratic governmentCostas Haritos, a CID chief in central Athens, is uncomfortably married, aggressive and pessimistic, and only manages to relax when he is at home reading his English dictionaries. The book involved several murders and a larger organized crime scheme. Armchair sleuthing and traveling have been my hobbies for decades. It's one of his best books ever.

It was enough that we provided ambulances to take them away."

Inspector Costas Haritos is similar in outlook and attitude to Leon's Brunetti and Wingfield's Jack Frost - irascible, rude, attentive to food, intuitive detective skills and a well-hidden heart of gold.

Ending is a bit "deus ex machina", but Markaris wraps up the loose ends in front of our eyes without us noticing in the last 100 pages. His characters leap from the page from the opening. And they were absolutely right.For long I had searched for a copy - being out-of-print - and some friends had kept telling me to read Markaris. Is it Review: The story is a police procedural featuring Costas Haritos and the first of a series. The homicide squad chief is called to the scene of a murder. A sympathetic translation by David Connolly provides us with many quirks of the Greek.

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When her replacement also gets murdered, things get even more complicated.The deducting mechanics are simpler than a typical American thriller novel, but the emotional breadth of the book, and the issues of family and loyalty, are more developed. When I actually got to Reykjavik, I sort of knew my way aroArmchair sleuthing and traveling have been my hobbies for decades. There is also a tv series adaptation of this novel, directed by Panos Kokkinopoulos, with Minas Hatzisavvas -one of the best contemporary Greek actors- in the role of Inspector Haritos, along with Hristos Valavanidis (as Chief Gkikas) and Antonis Antoniou (Zisis).

''Late Night News'' (original title:''Nykterino deltio'') is a crime novel, written by Petros Markaris who is one of the most predominant Greek authors of the genre. A famous woman journalist has been killed in the TV broadcasting studio just before she was to go on live with some sensational news.

Petros Markaris gives us a convoluted story that keeps us glued to the page with details of Athens traffic jams, Albanians, illicit organ transplants and baby smuggling. Chief inspector Costa Haritos is a veteran in the Greek police force and is in charge of the investigation. ©2020 Verizon Media. The ending rankled a bit as those down the chain were the ones feeling the force of law...unsettling but again we have read this story before. That the plot was about a baby smuggling ring made it a "ripped from the headlines" plot. I want to read more; his books are sparsely available in English. So central character is cynical, aggressive, racist or xenophobic (take your pick) in this case it's the Albanians who get the brunt of the negativity, but the guy is smart, relentless loves his daughter, lives in a truce (most of the time) with his wife and he is totally devoted to his job ...despite his cynicism. Petros Markaris gives us a convoluted story that keeps us glued to the page with details of Athens traffic jams, Albanians, illicit organ transplants and baby smuggling.