A Sudden Death in Cyprus

By: Michael Grant

Narrated by: Jeff Harding

David Mitre has a very unusual set of skills, skills he has acquired over a long criminal career. Skills that make him an irritant for people like the FBI. Hiding among the expat community of the Greek islands, his cover is blown when he is witness to a stabbing on a Cyprus beach.

The FBI want answers, and David is given an ultimatum: solve the murder or face imprisonment for his own crimes. Coerced into playing detective, David unwittingly uncovers a criminal enterprise far worse than anything he could have imagined.

©2019 Michael Grant (P)2019 Canongate Books Ltd

GREAT READ/GREAT READER

I enjoyed this a lot. A good healthy story with a little bit of a sense of humor, and the guy reading. It is not only good in general, but perfect for this particular book. My only disappointment is that his second book in the series, published a year later it's not available in audio. I think that's an incredible oversight that somebody should be whacked upside the head for.

Light, wry, fun. Love it.

I’ve read this book about 10 times now, and I still love it.
Written in the first person, the protagonist and antihero is a hedonistic narcissist, whose personal journey is one towards reluctant redemption. The other characters are also well crafted with depth and foibles.
Set in Cyprus, we are taken from a who dunnit beginning, on a plot path with further reaching implications of social import.
It is amusingly written and easy to listen to, and I get the impression the author would be extremely happy with its narration, which seems on point for mood, character and intent. Love it.