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Baby Blue
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The second in the Stratos Gazis series 'The streets of Athens prove as mean as those of Raymond Chandler's L.A. in Koutsakis's brilliant second noir featuring Stratos Gazis (after 2017's Athenian Blues ) ... While the plotting matches James Ellroy's best work, Koutsakis does a better job of making the twists flow organically from the characters.' -
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The second in the Stratos Gazis series
Stratos is a walking contradiction: a hitman with a conscience, in this case charged with finding and killing the murderer of the adoptive father of Emma, a beautiful teenage magician who until recently was performing in the streets of Athens. The city, reeling from the economic crisis, provides the perfect backdrop to this dark thriller.
'The streets of Athens prove as mean as those of Raymond Chandler's L.A. in Koutsakis's brilliant second noir featuring Stratos Gazis (after 2017's Athenian Blues) ... While the plotting matches James Ellroy's best work, Koutsakis does a better job of making the twists flow organically from the characters.' - Publishers Weekly
'You know that 'second book problem'? Well, the second in the Athens-based Stratos Gazis crime series defies the rule; it's better than the first.' - Russell James from ShotsMag
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Italics Baby Blue by Pol Koutsakis is praised for its thrilling plot twists and intense action, blending clever detection with a gripping survival story. Critics note its noir style, drawing comparisons to Raymond Chandler and James Ellroy, with its setting in a gritty, post-crisis Athens. The protagonist, Stratos Gazis, is likened to characters like Dexter Morgan, offering a compelling narrative for fans of international crime fiction.
Book Details
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ISBN: 9781908524911
Publisher: Bitter Lemon Press
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 14 June 2018
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Bitter Lemon Press
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Width: 129.0mm
Height: 198.0mm
Weight: 250g
Pages: 284
About the Author
Pol Koutsakis, born in Crete in 1974, writes novels, plays and screenplays. Baby Blue is his second novel to be translated into English and follows on from the success of Athenian Blues, published by Bitter Lemon Press in 2017.
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