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Petros Markaris Crime fiction, General Fiction The Nanny 320 pages 11.3 × 18 cm April 2010 Published by Diogenes as Die Kinderfrau

Original title: Palia, poly palia World rights are handled by Diogenes (except Greek rights)

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2019 ›Premi a la trajectòria literària‹ des El Segre de Negre Literaturfestivals, Lleida, Katalonien 2019 ›Premi Cubelles Noir‹ für die Krimifigur Kostas Charitos des Gènere Negre del Garraf Festivals, Barcelona 2019 ›Premio Contea di Bormio‹ des La Milanesiana Festivals, Bormio 2018 ›Premio Negra y Ciminal‹-Preis des 3. Festival Atlantico des Krimigenres ›Tenerife Noir‹ für sein Lebenswerk in der Stadtbibliothek von Santa Cruz de Tenerife 2016 Ehrendoktorwürde der Aristoteles Universität Thessaloniki in der Abteilung für Deutsche Sprache und Philologie 2014 ›Bundesverdienstkreuz 1. Klasse‹, verliehen in Athen vom Deutschen Botschafter 2013 ›Prix Le Point du polar européen‹ der französischen Wochenzeitung Le Point für Faule Kredite 2013 Spanischer Übersetzerpreis ›Premio Literario Arcebispo Juan de San Clemente‹ für Zahltag 2013 ›Goethe-Medaille‹ What does a superintendent from Athens do in Istanbul? That 2012 VII Premi Pepe Carvalho für seine ›Kostas-Charitos‹-Romane question is also on the mind of Costas Haritos. Holidays have never 2012 Am 34. Fregene Prize for Journalism, been his cup of tea, and this time as for family reasons, they are not Literature Scientific and Cultural even exactly voluntary. But his police work soon catches up with the Research ist Petros Markaris der superintendent, freeing him from guided tours through Hagia Sophia Gewinner in der Kategorie and similarly useless activities. As a liaison officer to the Turkish ›International Prize‹ Criminal Investigation Department, Costas Haritos is put on the case 2011 ›Raymond Chandler Award‹ beim italienischen Film- und Literaturfestival of a Greek lady in her nineties who by all appearances has killed her ›Courmayeur Noir‹ für sein Lebenswerk brother and fled to Istanbul – the city where she spent most of her 2005 Deutscher Krimipreis, 3. Platz in der life. It seems that this Maria Chambou has a few old scores to settle. Kategorie International für Live! On theTurkish side, Superintendent Murat Saglam is in charge of the case – a young colleague who was brought up in Germany and with whom Haritos soon forms a bond of mutual distrust. Praise

Petros Markaris

»One of the 10 best modern European crime writers.« – Brian Oliver / The Observer, London

1 / 3 2017 368 pages Offshore 2021 320 pages The MelodyofMoney Photo: © Regine Mosimann / Diogenes Verlag Petros MarkarislivesinAthens. and anhonorarydoctoratefromtheUniversityofThessaloniki. His accoladesincludethe›PepeCarvalhoPrize‹,›GoetheMedal‹ late inlife,themid-1990s,andbecameaninternationalsuccess. dramatists likeBrechtandGoethe.Hebeganwritingcrimenovels and aDay,Ulysses’Gazeetc.),translatedtheworksofGerman worked asanauthorwithTheoAngelopoulos(directorofEternity Petros Markaris,borninIstanbul1937,isaplaywright,who Bestseller Bestseller 2016 224 pages Odysseus’ Death 2020 400 pages Times ofHypocrisy Bestseller 2015 368 pages Back totheStart 2019 288 pages Diary ofanEternity Bestseller 2013 320 pages Reckoning 2018 368 pages Three Graces Bestseller Bestseller am Sonntag,Berlin criticism intoacompositeworkofart.«–Welt »Markaris weavessuspense,humourandsocial Praise (cont'd) 2 / 3 Crossing Athens Time of Disorder Payday Bad Credit 208 pages 176 pages 432 pages 400 pages 2013 2012 2012 2011 Award winner Award winner Bestseller Bestseller

A Life Between Athens, The Major Shareholder Balkan Blues Live! Vienna and Istanbul 480 pages 224 pages 528 pages 192 pages 2007 2005 2004 2008 Bestseller Award winner

Zone Defence Deadline in Athens 560 pages 464 pages 2001 2000

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