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Fit for Fate: A Tale of Byzantine Intrigue in Modern Athens
 
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Fit for Fate: A Tale of Byzantine Intrigue in Modern Athens (Paperback)
by Eugene Aubrey Stratton (Author)
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Fit For Fate

“Gene Stratton is among the most erudite suspense novelists, and his knowledge of the material always shines through.”
—Robert Eversz, author of Killing Paparazzi

Cornish Conundrum

“A joy to read, with plenty going on, lots to perplex and please.”
—Robert Barnard, recipient, Diamond Dagger Award

“Follows the fine tradition of Daphne Du Maurier in offering much to savor and entertain…in a well-researched Cornish setting.”
—Peter Lovesey, recipient, Diamond Dagger Award

“Excellent atmosphere, good mystery…I love it.”
—Paula Gosling, prize-winning mystery author

Killing Cousins

“Genealogy, genetics and keen detective work mesh.”
—Publisher’s Weekly

“I read Killing Cousins with enjoyment…[Stratton] writes English with a practiced fluency, tells his tale well [and] deserves a wide public.”
—Colin Dexter, author of the Inspector Morse mysteries.

A plague of troubles revolves around Greek Police Director Spyro Roussos. His American opera singer lover, Victoria, is stalked by a professional terrorist. His superior, who plots to become dictator, schemes to replace Roussos with a sadistic crony. The American Ambassador's niece, Marilyn, is kidnapped by an unlikely group and rescued by another mysterious, deadlier group.

Meanwhile, forces try to involve Greece in a Balkan War that will start World War Three. Two men love Marilyn. The Ambassador doesn't like one, Embassy Security Officer Bob Jensen. Marilyn falls in love with Roussos's son with Greek-god-like features, Dimitri, but that can have complications. In this Byzantine atmosphere, Athens is seen in all its splendiferous, but threatened, glory.

--This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

Product Details
  • Paperback: 280 pages
  • Publisher: iUniverse (August 30, 2003)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0595287549
  • ISBN-13: 978-0595287543
  • Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.2 x 0.7 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 14.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars 3 customer reviews (3 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #2,350,406 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars Athenian thriller, May 17, 2004
By E. A. Lovitt "starmoth" (Gladwin, MI USA) - See all my reviews
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I'm not normally a fan of thrillers, but I do like a Greek setting, and one of the lead characters in this novel is an opera singer, which tempted me further. "Fit for Fate" would be an excellent book to take to Athens if you are going to the Olympics. If you read it, you'd certainly be less likely to share a taxi with someone you met on the airplane.

Once the author winds up and delivers his characters in the first forty or so pages, we have already experienced a stalking and a kidnapping.

The plots and subplots in "Fit for Fate" revolve around the relationship of the upright, rather humorless Athenian Police Director Roussos and his new boss Mi