Baby Blue

Baby Blue: The novel is a 'floodlight', subjecting the seamy underbelly of the media, politics, the justice system and financial interests to the intense scrutiny of its author, whose intricate plot reveals how dangerously interconnected these areas of contemporary life are. -- ArtsandtheCity.gr A portrayal of a city that is at once a mere shadow of its (alarmingly recent) former self and of one that is constantly redefining and adapting itself to accommodate its nouveau poor. The sights, sounds and smells of the crisis are all vividly drawn in this novel, which it is a worthy successor to the first title. --arts21Century.gr Koutsakis revives the ailing body of Greek crime fiction as he respects the basic tenets of noir fiction while at the same time has the capacity and vision to renew the form. He is particularly adept at recording and decoding a city that has been transformed like no other that is not in a war zone in the space of just a few years. --presspublica.gr Athenian Blues: This is a tasty gulp-down thriller where there are more plot-twists than courses in a hot and spicy Greek meze. --CrimeTime Equal parts intense action, clever detection, and a compelling survival story. --Booklist Koutsakis makes his English-language debut with an intriguing crime novel. American film noir shaped Stratos's view of life, and Koutsakis effectively translates that half-lit, morally ambiguous milieu to seedy modern-day Athens. Noir fans will look forward to the next installment. --Publishers Weekly With a narrator on the wrong side of the law who admires film noir, this dark novel will attract fans of international crime fiction with an edge. Admirers of Lawrence Block's Hit Man series may also want to try this book about a killer with a conscience. --Library Journal It's hard to resist this hero, a freelance killer who describes himself as a kind of social worker, except I get properly paid. -- --Kirkus This is a tasty gulp-down thriller where there are more plot-twists than courses in a hot and spicy Greek meze. --CrimeTime Equal parts intense action, clever detection, and a compelling survival story. --Booklist Koutsakis makes his English-language debut with an intriguing crime novel. American film noir shaped Stratos's view of life, and Koutsakis effectively translates that half-lit, morally ambiguous milieu to seedy modern-day Athens. Noir fans will look forward to the next installment. --Publishers Weekly With a narrator on the wrong side of the law who admires film noir, this dark novel will attract fans of international crime fiction with an edge. Admirers of Lawrence Block's Hit Man series may also want to try this book about a killer with a conscience. --Library Journal It's hard to resist this hero, a freelance killer who describes himself as a kind of social worker, except I get properly paid. -- --Kirkus