Anne Zouroudi was shortlisted for the ITV3 Crime Thriller Award for Breakthrough Authors and longlisted for the Desmond-Eliot Prize with her debut novel The Messenger of Athens With an unforgettable detective, idyllic Greek island settings and dark crimes, The Mysteries of the Greek Detective are for lovers of crime series such as those by Alexander McCall Smith and Andrea Camilleri Publication will be backed with outdoor advertising and readers can enjoy The Doctor of Thessaly, the third Mystery of the Greek Detective, in summer 2009

'A cracking plot, colourful local characters and descriptions of the hot, dry countryside so strong that you can almost see the heat haze and hear the cicadas - the perfect read to curl up with' - Guardian PRAISE FOR THE MESSENGER OF ATHENS:'This powerfully atmospheric mystery embraces Mediterranean passion, mythic meddling and patriarchal persecution. First-time novelist Anne Zouroudi proves a natural at the dark arts of writing Euro-crime' - Independent 'This is a fantastic tale of passion, corruption and murder on a remote Greek island. The main characters were wonderfully written' - Woman's Own

Anne Zouroudi was born in England and has lived in the Greek islands. Her attachment to Greece remains strong, and the country is the inspiration for much of her writing. She now lives in the Derbyshire Peak District with her son. The first book in the Mysteries of the Greek Detective series, The Messenger of Athens, was published in 2007.