THE DEVIL TAKES HALF
Book ID/图书代码： 12580015B84179
English Summary/英文概要： At an archeological dig on the idyllic Greek Island of Chios, a severed hand is found lying in a blood-filled trench. Could it belong to Eleni Argentis, a beautiful archeologist who is also the wealthy daughter of a local ship owner? She and her young assistant, Petros, are both missing.
The chief officer of the local police force, Yiannis Patronas, suspects that Eleni and Petros happened upon something of real value. However, his search turns up nothing but handfuls of broken clay, and then, another body—that of Petros, whose throat has been brutally cut. Body parts belonging to Eleni are left behind on a remote beach, confirming her demise. Then an old priest with a fondness for TV detective shows is attacked and left for dead. The dig site is located near the monastery where he was the only resident.
Patronas interviews Petros’ longsuffering grandmother, his flighty mother and her money-grubbing boyfriend, as well as Eleni’s greedy stepmother and her charming son. He also confronts two archeologists, one British and one American …. If Eleni’s find is, as they insist, worthless, what are these men doing on Chios? Although Patronas has little experience with homicide, he is determined to conquer the evil that threatens this formerly peaceful island.
Chinese Summary/中文概要： 在位于希腊爱情海的风景迤逦希俄斯岛上的一次考古挖掘中，发现沟槽内一直血淋淋的断手。这只断手的主人是否属于美丽的女考古学家，叶莱妮 •阿根蒂斯，当地富有船东的女儿的?她和她年轻的助手，佩特罗斯，两个人一起是失踪了。
当地的警察部队，扬尼斯•帕忒纳斯，怀疑着失踪的两人可能发现了真正值钱的东西而遭致杀身之祸。然而，他的调查除了案发现场的一些碎粘土外，却还是没有任何进展，就在此时，佩特罗斯被残忍切开喉咙的尸体出现了。叶莱妮的残尸也被发现在一处偏僻的海滩上。而后一位喜好电视侦探节目的老牧师，遭遇了残害。而考古挖掘点正恰巧位于这位牧师修道院的静修地。
警探帕忒纳斯前去探访彼特拉斯坚韧的祖母，和死者轻浮的母亲，和她见钱眼开的男友，以及叶莱妮贪婪的继母，和继母漂亮的儿子。他还遇到了另外两位英国和美国的考古学家。。。如果正如这些人所说，叶莱妮的发现毫无价值的话，这二人为何要来到岛上呢？好在帕忒纳斯对凶案还有些经验，他决定这次一定要亲手抓住这个威胁到宁静海岛上的恶魔。(Sandy)
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About the Author/作者介绍： 莱塔•塞拉菲母在搬至希腊教授艺术和插画图书前，曾是《洛杉矶时报》华盛顿分社的一名记者。后来她回到美国，在着手准备自己的小说之前，为《波士顿环球日报》撰写了几部专题报道。夏季作者会前往希腊渡假。Leta Serafim graduated from George Washington University in D.C. with a degree in political science and Russian studies. While in college, Leta worked at the Washington Post, writing obituaries and doing research for the national desk, and later joining the staff of the Los Angeles Times Washington Bureau. Following her marriage to a Greek national, Philip Serafim, Leta moved to Athens. When she moved back to the U.S. seven years later, she wrote for local papers and the Boston Globe. After her mother began to lose her sight from glaucoma, she began designing and launching multiple media campaigns to increase public awareness of this disease. Leta spends at least one month every year in Greece and has visited over 25 islands. The Devil Takes Half is her first novel and the first book in the Greek Islands Mystery series. Coffeetown Press will also be publishing her work of historical fiction, To Look on Death No More. You can find Leta online at www.letaserafim.com.
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