First Line: The media had declared him dead a week ago, yet there he was, battered, bruised, tattered-clothed, and shoeless, plodding bear-like along a rugged Mediterranean shoreline, head down and oblivious to the pain inflicted upon his naked feet by the sharp rocks.
Dimitris Onofrio is a wealthy Greek businessman known to be ruthless in many illegal enterprises, but law enforcement has never been able to put him behind prison bars. When his chartered plane goes down in the Mediterranean with no survivors, many breathe sighs of relief, but... a week later, Onofrio is found alive but catatonic on a remote beach beside the body of his beloved wife.
Chief Inspector Andreas Kaldis must find out if the plane crash was an accident or sabotage-- especially since his wife and father-in-law are the company's owners that chartered the plane. Onofrio is known for extreme vengeance, so everyone in Kaldis' family has a possible death sentence hanging over them.
The trouble is, Kaldis has been ordered not to investigate, but the wily police officer can always find a way around roadblocks. There's no way he will lose his wife, his two children, or his father-in-law, and his entire team is right by his side to help.
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I've loved this series since the very first book. I've learned so much about Greece, its landscape, its culture, and its language. These books have been the next best thing to visiting there. (I wish!) Not Dead Yet continues Jeffrey Siger's tradition of marrying a first-rate cast of characters with blood-pumping action seemingly ripped fresh from the headlines.
The action in Not Dead Yet is set in cosmopolitan Athens and the remote rugged coastline of the Peloponnese, but even though the setting is so rich and evocative, there's so much more to this book-- and the entire series-- than its setting.
If you love multi-faceted characters who have grown together as a family and show true love and affection for each other, you'll find it in these books. If you love humor, you'll find it here. If you love scary bad guys, there's Dimitris Onofrio, a man completely capable of murdering entire families in revenge-- whether he's sure they're guilty or not. But in Siger's talented hands, Onofrio isn't your typical bad guy. (Just don't turn your back on him.) How Kaldis works against his "superior" officer's direct orders to investigate the plane crash is a work of art encompassing every member of his team and some new faces like retired aeronautical accident investigator Niko Reichardt. And if you've grown to love Kaldis and his family as much as I have, well, I knew he could pull off the impossible. It was just a matter of how.
There are many surprises in store when reading Not Dead Yet, and when I closed the book on the final page, I had a big smile of complete satisfaction on my face. Do yourself a favor. Pick up this book. I bet you'll love it-- and don't be surprised if you find yourself looking for the other books in the series.
Not Dead Yet by Jeffrey Siger
eISBN: 9781448314966
Severn House © 2025
eBook, 240 pages
Police Procedural, #14 Inspector Kaldis
Rating: A
Source: Net Galley
This is such a great series, isn't it, Cathy? Siger does such a good job of making me feel as though I'm in Greece. And like you, I've learned a lot about the country. Win-win, if you ask me. I'm glad you enjoyed this so well.
ReplyDeleteI've really enjoyed the entire series. It's always a cause for celebration when I learn there's a new Kaldis coming out.
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