The Feast of Artemis

Download or read book The Feast of Artemis written by Anne Zouroudi and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 2013-01-01 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The olive harvest is drawing to a close in the town of Dendra, and when Hermes Diaktoros arrives for the celebratory festival he expects an indulgent day of food and wine. But as young men leap a blazing bonfire in feats of daring, one of them is badly burned. Did he fall, or was he pushed? Then, as Hermes learns of a deep-running feud between two families, one of their patriarchs dies. Determined to find out why, Hermes follows a bitter trail through the olive groves to reveal a motive for murder, and uncovers a dark deed brought to light by the sin of gluttony.