While Petros Markaris is internationally renowned for his novels featuring the grumpy, dictionary-loving inspector , this collection proves he is just as skilled at shorter forms of social critique. What’s Inside?
We find the inspector investigating a crime at the Olympic stadium where a severed hand is discovered sticking out of the ground. Un caso del comisario Jaritos y otros relatos c...
The book consists of . Curiously, only one story—the titular first case—directly features Inspector Jaritos. The remaining "clandestine" tales focus on the marginalized figures of Greek society: immigrants from Albania, the Eastern Bloc, and sub-Saharan Africa. While Petros Markaris is internationally renowned for his
The book (often abbreviated as "Un caso del comisario Jaritos y otros relatos c...") is a compelling collection of short stories by the Greek master of noir, Petros Markaris . This volume, published in Spanish by Ediciones B (now Penguin), offers a gritty, panoramic view of Athens in the lead-up to the 2004 Olympic Games. The Soul of Modern Athens: A Blog Review The book consists of