MYSTERY

At Any Cost

Canongate. (Chief Inspector Andreas Kaldis, Bk. 13). Feb. 2024. 272p. ISBN 9781448312108. $31.99. M
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It’s never a simple investigation for Chief Inspector Andreas Kaldis’s Special Crimes Unit. This time, the Greek team is assigned to investigate the wildfires that raged on the islands of the Aegean Sea last summer. The team discovers that it’s not just a matter of arsonists burning down forests. Someone is buying up property on the islands, and police interviews reveal that there may be several nations working together to profit off the land development. Also, there is gossip about hungry technology giants hoping to use wind power and marine cables to build a world presence on Syros. As no one on his team has the technological know-how to fill him in, Kaldis turns to his niece’s fiancé, a teacher and software engineer whose knowledge might be just what Kaldis needs, or it could put everyone on the team—and Andreas’s family—in danger.
VERDICT The sequel to One Last Chance has scenes of breakneck action along with long technological discussions of the metaverse and AI. Fans of Siger’s gorgeous descriptions of Greece and the returning cast of supporting characters are the best audience for the latest in this atmospheric series.
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