The Messenger of Athens
The Doctor of Thessaly
The Lady of Sorrows
The Whispers of Nemesis
Dramatis Personae
Gabrilis Kaloyeros – a bee-keeper and small-holder
Maria – his wife (recently deceased)
Hermes Diaktoros – the Fat Man, known to Gabrilis as The Professor
Kokkona – the Fat Man’s housekeeper
Sostis – a barber with a preference for fishing
Ilias Mentis – a lawyer with responsibility for the Fat Man’s affairs
Aris Paliakis – a property developer, and owner of the Taverna Delfini
Ourania Paliakis – Aris’s wife
Pandelis Paliakis – Aris’s eldest son, a lawyer
Kylis Paliakis – Aris’s younger son
Aris Paliakis Snr – Aris’s grandfather (deceased)
Father Babis – a priest and close friend of Ourania Paliakis
Sotiris, Grigor & Sonya – staff at the Taverna Delfini
Telma Lalagi – a singer known as the Songbird
Haroula & Katina – ladies of the night
Costas & Vassilis – customers of Sostis the barber
Manolis Alfieris – a planning officer
Messrs Routsis, Horiatis & Fitrakis – employees of government departments
Thanos Gazis – a police sergeant
George Petridis – a police constable
Yorgia – Petridis’s girlfriend
Dinos Karayannis – a radio news journalist
Manos Vrettos – driver of a car involved in an accident
First published in 2008
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