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Immerse yourself in the thrilling world of 'Baby Blue' - an evocative novel published by Bitter Lemon Press in 2018. This gripping story follows Stratos Gazis, an expert fixer, who navigates the underbelly of Athens to solve chilling murder cases. When the life of young Emma, the captivating protagonist known as 'baby blue,' is upended by tragedy, she becomes the focal point of a deadly quest for justice. Despite her blindness since age eight, Emma possesses remarkable talent in card tricks, lighting up the streets alongside her adoptive father, an ex-journalist. Their Chaplinesque performances are suddenly shattered by brutality, plunging Emma into a dark world ruled by Angelino, an influential figure in the Athenian underworld, and the diligent Stratos Gazis. The intrigue deepens as Homicide cop Costas Dragas investigates a string of peculiar murders, creating a direct link between their investigations that uncovers powerful corporate interests at play. 'Baby Blue' explores themes of survival, justice, and sacrifice, ensuring that every page pulls you deeper into a web of secrets and revelations. With free shipping, anticipate delivery in up to six weeks. Note: Once your order is placed, it cannot be canceled. Enjoy this brand new title complete with a thrilling narrative that keeps you on the edge of your seat.
Note: Shipping for this item is free. Please allow up to 6 weeks for delivery. Once your order is placed, it cannot be cancelled.
Condition: BRAND NEW
ISBN: 9781908524911
Year: 2018
Publisher: Bitter Lemon Press
Description:
Stratos Gazis hates being called a hit man. What he is, is a conscientious fixer. He fixes problems that few can fix. Things that people are willing to pay handsomely to get done provided he concludes the targets deserve their fate. The story centers around the blue-eyed orphan Emma, the "baby blue" of the title, a beautiful teenage girl with a talent for card tricks of exceptional sophistication - all the more impressive for her tender years and the blindness that has afflicted her since the age of eight. Emma and her adoptive father, a former investigative journalist, roam the streets of Athens together, earning enough to keep body and soul together by performing Chaplinesque sketches. When the ex-journalist is brutally murdered, Angelino, a well-connected Athenian underworld figure, takes the girl under his wing and retains the services of Stratos to find her father's killers. Meanwhile, Costas Dragas, a top homicide cop and Gazis's best friend, has taken on the investigation of a spate of murders of pedophiles, and as usual, has gone to war with the media. It slowly emerges that their cases intersect and that corporate interests, more powerful than they could ever have imagined, lie behind the murders they both need to solve. Through a combination of experience and the ability to read the ailing city, its residents and its streets with consummate skill, the case is solved, but not without some subliminal tutoring from a great classic of the cinema.
Note: Shipping for this item is free. Please allow up to 6 weeks for delivery. Once your order is placed, it cannot be cancelled.
Condition: BRAND NEW
ISBN: 9781908524911
Year: 2018
Publisher: Bitter Lemon Press
Description:
Stratos Gazis hates being called a hit man. What he is, is a conscientious fixer. He fixes problems that few can fix. Things that people are willing to pay handsomely to get done provided he concludes the targets deserve their fate. The story centers around the blue-eyed orphan Emma, the "baby blue" of the title, a beautiful teenage girl with a talent for card tricks of exceptional sophistication - all the more impressive for her tender years and the blindness that has afflicted her since the age of eight. Emma and her adoptive father, a former investigative journalist, roam the streets of Athens together, earning enough to keep body and soul together by performing Chaplinesque sketches. When the ex-journalist is brutally murdered, Angelino, a well-connected Athenian underworld figure, takes the girl under his wing and retains the services of Stratos to find her father's killers. Meanwhile, Costas Dragas, a top homicide cop and Gazis's best friend, has taken on the investigation of a spate of murders of pedophiles, and as usual, has gone to war with the media. It slowly emerges that their cases intersect and that corporate interests, more powerful than they could ever have imagined, lie behind the murders they both need to solve. Through a combination of experience and the ability to read the ailing city, its residents and its streets with consummate skill, the case is solved, but not without some subliminal tutoring from a great classic of the cinema.