ALMOND: And the Silver Saint (Almond & Co)

"Brilliant! it doesn't fit into one genre. It is a novel. The passages about the place, the dog's interaction with humans (and goats), the technology, the art history, local and world history, and aviation, make it a fascinating read in all senses. It's compelling (gripping, but more than that) and informative in so many ways. It's a credible world and that's so difficult to build up."

Funny and sad, amusing and terrifying, the third novel finds Johnny Almond enjoying a life of peace and plenty in the beautiful setting of Corfu.

Until an old and dangerous enemy from Johnny's past as a detective in the Met arrives and takes Johnny and his friends to the brink of death. What is the psychopath Pete Cochrane up to on Corfu? And what have a dog, an icon, an old monk near death in a monastery on the distant Mount Athos got to do with it?

This exciting story take Johnny to Birmingham, Berlin, the east of Greece and Venice in a hunt for something so valuable that men are prepared to kill for it.

Veteran writer Jim Hawkins brings his usual wit and powerful descriptions to this riveting tale of the dark legacy of occupied Corfu.