The Road to Ithaca

Ben Pastor

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Publisher's Synopsis

The fifth in the Martin Bora WWII mystery series. In May 1941,Wehrmacht officer Bora is sent to Crete, recently occupied by the German army, and must investigate the brutal murder of a Red Cross representative befriended by SS-Chief Himmler. All the clues lead to a platoon of trigger-happy German paratroopers but the truth may be more complex. Bora takes to the mountains of Crete to solve the case, navigating his way between the lcal bandits and foreign resistance fighters. Carrying Joyce's Ulysses in his pocket, Bora starts a perilous odyssey of his own.

About the Publisher

Bitter Lemon Press

Launched in 2003, we are a London based independent publisher. Under the Bitter Lemon Press imprint we aim to bring our readers high quality thrillers and other contemporary crime fiction books from abroad. We are dedicated to the crime genre and publish dark, sexy and often humorous novels that expose the seamier side of society. Our list includes talented authors from Continental Europe, Latin America, the US and New Zealand. Most of our books are translations that have won prizes and received critical acclaim in their home countries and we have introduced a number of celebrated crime and thriller writers whose works were not available before in English. These include Tonino Benacquista of France, Leonardo Padura of Cuba and Gianrico Carofiglio of Italy, and many others.

Book information

ISBN:	9781908524805
Publisher:	Bitter Lemon Press
Imprint:	Bitter Lemon Press
Pub date:	16 Mar 2017
Edition:	Paperback original
DEWEY:	813.6
DEWEY edition:	23
Language:	English
Number of pages:	352
Weight:	370g
Height:	130mm
Width:	198mm
Spine width:	31mm