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Athens 1932
When a Swiss Banker comes to Greece intent on covering up a secret, while uncovering another, a monk's curiosity is piqued. What is the Peplos that everyone is looking for? What secret does the Bank of Greece hide?
How does a common symbol connect them all?
Athens 2009
Ariadne, a young journalist working in Britain, has returned to Athens to interview the Greek Prime Minister. But everything is not as it seems. Someone is trying to warn her that her life, and family, is in danger, and that a symbol she keeps on seeing, is not a coincidence. That the symbol, common throughout the streets of Athens, on Ministries, national flags, and multinational companies is just the beginning of a new world reality. What role did Ancient Greek philosophers, religion and the forgotten pyramids of Greece play in how we are all governed today? How does one symbol unite them all?
In a desperate attempt to reveal the truth behind a 3000 year old mystery, Ariadne will not only need to outrun the police, but also travel to ancient archaeological sites and back in time.
When a Swiss Banker comes to Greece intent on covering up a secret, while uncovering another, a monk's curiosity is piqued. What is the Peplos that everyone is looking for? What secret does the Bank of Greece hide?
How does a common symbol connect them all?
Athens 2009
Ariadne, a young journalist working in Britain, has returned to Athens to interview the Greek Prime Minister. But everything is not as it seems. Someone is trying to warn her that her life, and family, is in danger, and that a symbol she keeps on seeing, is not a coincidence. That the symbol, common throughout the streets of Athens, on Ministries, national flags, and multinational companies is just the beginning of a new world reality. What role did Ancient Greek philosophers, religion and the forgotten pyramids of Greece play in how we are all governed today? How does one symbol unite them all?
In a desperate attempt to reveal the truth behind a 3000 year old mystery, Ariadne will not only need to outrun the police, but also travel to ancient archaeological sites and back in time.
440 pages, Paperback
First published July 5, 2023
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November 5, 2022
Υπέροχο βιβλίο που μπλέκει γρήγορους ρυθμούς, μυστήριο, ένα σύμβολο, θρησκεία, μυθολογία και το πέπλο που όλοι θέλουν! Πολύ ωραία πινελιά οι χάρτες της Αθήνας στην αρχή που βοηθούν πολύ στην ιστορία και ένα αναπάντεχο "τέλος" που ευτυχώς ενημερώνει ο συγγραφέας ότι συνεχίζεται....
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January 2, 2022
Tight plot, well worked characters and a plethora of fun facts about Athens that most of us have never even heard of before! Μπράβο!
February 7, 2024
If you like Dan Brown's style this book is for you. It's as if The Da Vinci Code and Lupin had a child and this story set in Athens comes out.
For me it's a very well executed book; very accurate both historically and in setting - looking for information for the review - I noticed that the author offers the tours in Athens for free.
The book is based on a Greek central bank robbery, there is a lot of action, a lot of mystery and above all a lot of symbolism. Mythology is very present in the book as well as the history of the city, it is magic brought to a book. As I said, it's a book that reminds me a lot of Dan Brown's structure, in terms of the symbols and the weight given to religions. They are crucial to unravel the mystery.
As a positive point I have to say that it seems to me a copy of the streets of Athens -although I have them very fresh- reading it seemed to me to be there again, the precision of the drawings and maps makes it quite intuitive. One thing that made me like it a little less is the number of characters. Although the author offers a map at the beginning, while I was reading I had to return to it recurrently to situate myself in the story, taking me a little bit out of the reading.
One small note: the English in this book is not easy as a non-native speaker. It has a lot of stilted words that made me go to the dictionary more than once, in the end it is useful to learn new vocabulary and to learn - my experience doesn't have to be the same as yours - my level is a C1 (I think) and someone with a B1 can understand it perfectly. That's just what I perceived
For me it's a very well executed book; very accurate both historically and in setting - looking for information for the review - I noticed that the author offers the tours in Athens for free.
The book is based on a Greek central bank robbery, there is a lot of action, a lot of mystery and above all a lot of symbolism. Mythology is very present in the book as well as the history of the city, it is magic brought to a book. As I said, it's a book that reminds me a lot of Dan Brown's structure, in terms of the symbols and the weight given to religions. They are crucial to unravel the mystery.
As a positive point I have to say that it seems to me a copy of the streets of Athens -although I have them very fresh- reading it seemed to me to be there again, the precision of the drawings and maps makes it quite intuitive. One thing that made me like it a little less is the number of characters. Although the author offers a map at the beginning, while I was reading I had to return to it recurrently to situate myself in the story, taking me a little bit out of the reading.
One small note: the English in this book is not easy as a non-native speaker. It has a lot of stilted words that made me go to the dictionary more than once, in the end it is useful to learn new vocabulary and to learn - my experience doesn't have to be the same as yours - my level is a C1 (I think) and someone with a B1 can understand it perfectly. That's just what I perceived
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