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The Greek Wall

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The Greek Wall by Nicolas Verdan is a gripping crime thriller set against the backdrop of the Greek-Turkish border. The story follows a troubled police officer who stumbles upon a dangerous world of trafficking and corruption. As he delves deeper into the investigation, he unravels a complex web of deceit and betrayal, facing moral dilemmas and personal conflicts along the way.
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This book may appeal to you if you enjoy gritty crime thrillers that delve into the complexities of human trafficking and border politics. Set against the backdrop of the Greek-Turkish border, it offers a suspenseful narrative filled with intriguing characters and unexpected twists.

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The Greek Wall

This is a mystery novel and a political thriller with a crime, an investigation, even a car chase and some form of final justice, but more importantly it evokes the problems of the West incarnated in Greece: isolationism, fear of immigration, economic collapse and corruption.

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A severed head is found on the Greek border near a wall planned to stop Middle Eastern immigrants crossing from Turkey. Intelligence Agent Evangelos must solve the case of the severed head but is also asked not to make waves. After all, EU funding and relations with Germany are at risk. But Evangelos wants to get to the truth: about the murder, about human trafficking and prostitution in Greece, and about the corruption surrounding the wall's construction.

This is a mystery novel and a political thriller with a crime, an investigation, even a car chase and some form of final justice, but more importantly it evokes the problems of the West incarnated in Greece: isolationism, fear of immigration, economic collapse and corruption.

"Evangelos's dilemmas and the strength and weaknesses of his character are vividly brought to life. But it is the sheer poetic beauty of the writing (despite the sleaziness and brutality of the storyline), and the haunting descriptions of the landscape, that remain solidly in the mind" - Shots Crime & Thriller Ezine.

Read more about Swiss author Verdan's stellar U.S. debut in Publishers Weekly here.

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The Greek Wall by Nicolas Verdan has received stellar reviews for ingeniously intertwining crime mystery elements with topical political debates, resonating strongly with both American and European readers. Its storyline masterfully provides an atmospheric setting, offering a compelling mix of thrill and political insight.

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781908524850

Publisher: Bitter Lemon Press

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 01 January 2018

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Bitter Lemon Press

Illustration: Illustrations

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 127.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 0g

Pages: 252

About the Author

Nicolas Verdan was born in Vevey, Switzerland in 1971. He was a prominent journalist before turning full-time to fiction. He splits his time between Switzerland and Greece. He won the Prix Bibliomedia Suisse 2006 for his first novel, Le Rendez-vous de Thessalonique, which was translated into Greek. Also the Prix du Public de la RTS 2012, Prix Schiller 2012 et laureat du Roman des Romands 2012-2013 for his novel Le Patient du docteur Hirschfeld. The Greek Wall is his first work available in English.

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