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Pol Koutsakis writes novels, plays and screenplays. He was born in 1974. Until May 2006 he lived in Chania, in Western Crete, then lived for three years in Ontario, Canada, with his wife and daughter. At the end of December 2008, Pol returned to Chania only to emigrate again in 2016, this time to Perth, Australia. Pol teaches computer engineering in Perth when he is not writing crime novels or plays. He won the National award for best Greek play in 2007 by the Greek Ministry of Culture, and the National award for second best Greek play in 2005. Athenian Blues is his first novel to be translated into English. Baby Blue, the sequel to Athenian Blues, is expected to be published by Bitter Lemon Press in 2017.
"""This is a tasty gulp-down thriller where there are more plot-twists than courses in a hot and spicy Greek meze."" --CrimeTime ""Equal parts intense action, clever detection, and a compelling survival story."" --Booklist ""Koutsakis makes his English-language debut with an intriguing crime novel. American film noir shaped Stratos's view of life, and Koutsakis effectively translates that half-lit, morally ambiguous milieu to seedy modern-day Athens. Noir fans will look forward to the next installment."" --Publishers Weekly ""With a narrator on the wrong side of the law who admires film noir, this dark novel will attract fans of international crime fiction with an edge. Admirers of Lawrence Block's ""Hit Man"" series may also want to try this book about a killer with a conscience.""--Library Journal ""It's hard to resist this hero, a freelance killer who describes himself as a kind of social worker, except I get properly paid.-- Kirkus"
