The Invisible set in Greece, Macedonia and Albania
Crime fiction set in three countries
When a man goes missing in a region where three countries intersect – it’s not going to be easy to find him…
Detective Sergeant George Manolis who emigrated from the turbulent Prespes region which straddles the borders of Greece, Albania and North Macedonia, returns hoping to investigate the man’s disappearance and also to reconnect with his roots and heritage.
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Destination : Macedonia, Greece, Albania
Author guide: Peter Papathanasiou
Genre: crime fiction
Food and drink to accompany: a three course meal – one course from Macedonia, one from Greece and the third from Albania
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A book to transport you to three countries
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This book has one of the most fascinating settings and locations that I have come across in a long while. We are taken to an area where the author has a really keen and unique insight. It’s the border of Greece, Macedonia and Albania and it’s a fascinating region I’ve never read about before. Not in a crime novel at least!
This place has some stories to tell. Peter evokes the culture and history, the way of living, the flora and fauna and of course the legends too.
The first book in this series, The Stoning, was firmly set in Australia. Taking DS George Manolis out of his adoptive country back to his original one was a genius idea. It brought up so many complex and interweaving emotions, stories and complexities. George heads ‘ back home’ for a holiday following the events of book one but to be fair, it’s not much of a holiday. Poor man. He’d have been better of staying in Cobb.
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However, for the reader, be happy that the author has a dark streak and likes to torture his characters. George travels to the Prespes region where life seems to have stayed still. It’s a bit like that village in Stephen King’s The Dome where no one can get in or out. George, trapped here for a while, becomes involved in an investigation to find someone who has gone missing.
That’s where the title comes in – The Invisible – which is anyone who is an illegal, with no paperwork and no identity. The authorities don’t care. This is a part of the world where history, borders, divisions and legends make it a fractured and dangerous place. Great place for a novel though! The author has done wonders to bring this region to the fore. There’s so much detail – smuggling, war, criminals, legends and the struggles of the people outlined here but you never feel overwhelmed by it all. Peter P is one skilled author.
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