Target: Tinos

by Jeffrey Siger

Hop on an (imaginary) plane and discover the Chief Inspector Andreas Kaldis Mysteries—“thoughtful police procedurals set in picturesque but not untroubled Greek locales” (The New York Times), pairing intriguing characters and beautiful settings with twisty and cunning crimes.

“Siger is more than a master storyteller; he’s a historian and diarist for modern Greece” NEW YORK JOURNAL OF BOOKS

“International police procedural writing at its best” BOOKLIST STARRED REVIEW

“Will appeal to fans of Donna Leon and Louise Penny” PUBLISHERS WEEKLY

“International crime fans need to be reading this consistently strong series” BOOKLIST

“Siger is a wonderful storyteller whose love of Greece is infectious” DEADLY PLEASURES MAGAZINE

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Chief Inspector Andreas Kaldis must investigate the brutal murders of two unidentified victims on an idyllic Greek island and stop the robbery of the century—while getting married in the process!

In an isolated olive grove on the idyllic Aegean island of Tinos, the remains of two bodies charred beyond recognition are discovered chained together amid pieces of an incinerated Greek flag. An enraged press screams out for justice for the unknown victims, until the dead are identified as Roma and the story simply dies.

Is it a clan war, a hate crime, or something else? With no one seeming to care, the Greek government has no interest in resurrecting unwanted media attention and orders the investigation closed. But Andreas Kaldis, head of Greece’s Special Crimes Division, has other plans.

Kaldis presses on to unravel a mystery that yields more dead, a modern secret society, and a nagging suspicion that his answers lie in the sudden influx of non-Greeks and transient people to Tinos. When Kaldis finds a motive for murder, seemingly linked to a massive robbery, he must find the killers before more die, stop the robbery of the century . . . and get married in the process!

With its gorgeous Greek locations, engaging characters, and fast-paced plotting, this critically acclaimed international crime series is an excellent pick for fans of DONNA LEON, LOUISE PENNY, MARTIN WALKER, and DAVID HEWSON. Find out why The New York Times named Jeffrey Siger as Greece’s thriller novelist of record today!


Praise for TINOS:

“Superb . . . this is a winner” Publishers Weekly Starred Review

“Another of Jeffrey Siger’s thoughtful police procedurals set in picturesque but not untroubled Greek locales” The New York Times

“Fast-paced . . . interesting and highly entertaining” Library Journal

“Another must-read . . . the vivid descriptions of locations, characters and events transport you there where you remain until the last word” J.F. J., 5* Goodreads review

“The author weaves in social issues and Greece’s current economic woes to create a mystery that feels both up to date and solidly anchored in the real world” Triss S., 5* Goodreads review

THE CHIEF INSPECTOR ANDREAS KALDIS

1. Murder in Mykonos
2. Assassins of Athens
3. Prey on Patmos
4. Tinos
5. Mykonos after Midnight
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246 pages, Kindle Edition

Published November 20, 2025

About the author

I am an American living on the Aegean Greek island of Mykonos. A Pittsburgh native and former Wall Street lawyer, I gave up my career as a name partner in my own New York City law firm to write mystery thrillers that tell more than just a fast-paced story. My novels are aimed at exploring serious societal issues confronting modern day Greece in a tell-it-like-it-is style while touching upon the country's ancient roots.

Some Mykonian friends told me if I started sprinkling murders with a message across my adopted country's tourist paradises, I'd likely be banished, if not hung. No one was more amazed than I when my debut novel, Murder in Mykonos (a sort of Mamma Mia setting for a No Country for Old Men story), became Greece's #1 best selling English-language novel (and a best-seller in Greek, as well).

As of September 2016 I have eight Chief Inspector Andreas Kaldis novels out there and receive no more than the customary number of death threats. I'm diligently trying to improve my percentage in that regard with posts about Greece each Saturday on the Murder is Everywhere blogsite I share with nine renowned mystery writers from around the world.

It's been a remarkable journey, punctuated most notably by The New York Times selecting the fourth in my Andreas Kaldis series (Target: Tinos) as one of its five "picks for the beach" while calling the entire series, "thoughtful police procedurals set in picturesque but not untroubled Greek locales;" Left Coast Crime's nomination of the fifth in the series (Mykonos After Midnight) in 2014 as Best Mystery in a Foreign Setting; a 2016 Barry Award Best Novel Nomination for my seventh in the series (Devil of Delphi); starred reviews and official government citations; and this quote from Fodor's Greek Islands Travel Guide under a section titled "Mykonos After Dark," which colleagues say I should consider the equivalent of winning an Oscar: "Some say that after midnight, Mykonos is all nightlife—this throbbing beat is the backdrop to Jeffrey Siger's popular mystery, Murder in Mykonos."

My work is published in the US, UK, Germany (German), and Greece (Greek and English), and I'm honored to have served as Chair of the National Board of Bouchercon, the world's largest mystery convention, and as Adjunct Professor of English at Washington & Jefferson College, teaching mystery writing.