Codename Xenophon (Dedalus Original Fiction) - Softcover

'Leo Kanaris takes us to post-crash Athens as austerity bites and political corruption spirals . Codename Xenophon is compelling and evocative (the sparkling sea and sun)... Kanaris has written a little gem, perfect for the beach.' Scarlet MccGuire in Tribune"

In Codename Xenophon Leo Kanaris has woven a tight and quirky tale of murder, high-level intrigue and corruption in the timely setting of modern Athens and its island satellite, Aigina. John Carr in The Anglo-Hellenic Review

..".a tight, quirky tale of murder, intrigue and corruption in modern Athens." -- John Carr, The Anglo-Hellenic Review

..". a little gem, perfect for the beach." -- Scarlet MccGuire in Tribune

At the heart of Codename Xenophon is the Greek nation: its history, culture and current predicament. We see a dysfunctional society through the eyes of George Zafiris, an Athens based private investigator. A thoughtful loner, he is forced to probe the heart of a failing society as he investigates a series of crimes the police show no interest in solving. A distinguished professor of ancient history is shot dead. Then a politician dies in mysterious circumstances and a journalist is murdered. George Zafiris has to find out if these deaths are connected. A gang of Georgian thugs may know the answer. Leo Kanaris has written a thoughtful crime mystery and has created a private investigator the Greek nation can be proud of.