Fire on the Island
A Romantic Thriller
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For lovers of crime fiction and the allure of the Greek islands, Fire on the Island is the perfect summer read.
** "Smith offers the perfect blend of intrigue, romance, and travelogue."—Publishers Weekly **
FIRE ON THE ISLAND is a playful, romantic thriller set in contemporary Greece, with a gay Greek-American FBI agent, who is undercover on the island to investigate a series of mysterious fires. Set against the very real refugee crisis on the beautiful, sun-drenched Greek islands, this novel paints a loving portrait of a community in crisis. As the island residents grapple with declining tourism, poverty, refugees, family feuds, and a perilously damaged church, an arsonist invades their midst.
Nick Damigos, the FBI agent, arrives on the island just in time to witness the latest fire and save a beloved truffle-sniffing dog. Hailed as a hero and embraced by the community, Nick finds himself drawn to Takis, a young bartender who becomes his primary suspect, which is a problem because they’re having an affair. Theirs is not the only complicated romance in the community and Takis isn’t the only suspicious character on the island. The priest is an art forger, a young Albanian waiter harbors a secret, the captain of the coast guard station seems to have his own agenda, and the village itself hides a violent history. Nick has to unravel the truth in time to prevent catastrophe, as he comes to terms with his own past trauma. In saving the village, he will go a long way toward saving himself.
A long time devotee of the Greek islands, Smith paints the setting with gorgeous color and empathy, ushering in a new romantic thriller with the charm of Zorba the Greek while shedding bright light on the very real challenges of life in contemporary Greece.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
FBI agent Nick Damigos, the hero of this enjoyable crime novel set on the Greek island of Santorini from Smith (The Fourth Courier), comes to Vourvoulos at the request of the village's mayor to go undercover and investigate a series of mysterious fires that threaten a Coast Guard station. Nick, a Greek American who speaks the language, soon immerses himself in the daily flow of the village and begins an affair with a local bartender, Takis. Nick's inquiry brings him into contact with a host of distinctive characters including the owners of a failing seaside restaurant, a village priest with a talent for art forgery, and Takis's sister, a bar owner out to avenge the death of her husband, an apparent suicide some of whose stories are stronger than others. Along the way to the uplifting ending, Nick learns about the centuries-old scars left from the expulsion of Turks from Santorini and the current plight of refugees who pour onto the island desperate for new lives. Smith offers the perfect blend of intrigue, romance, and travelogue.
