The Greek Key

In 1944, three British Army Commandos commit a brutal murder in Cairo. Forty-three years later, the crime is still unsolved, save for one detective's obsession with the case. Then in Greece, British MI6 agent Harry Masterson is pushed off a cliff and dies. When the commandos learn of this, they are in a state of terror. The Greek underground communist movement has united with Russian anti-Glasnost followers and use the commandos as a British contact, much to their fear. What is their motive? Russian President Gorbachev is due to meet with Western heads of state in the UK, and it seems that an assassination attempt is threatened. Who can stop the conspiracy? Why, enter Britain's best secret agents Tweed, Paula Grey and Bob Newman. Tweed and Paula travel to the county of Somerset in England to investigate the commandos and some grisly murders on isolated hills linked to the wife of one. Newman and the UK's best marksman Marler travel to the Greek island of Siros and also Athens to investigate a secret communist underground hideaway and how it is linked to MAsterson's murder and Gorbachev's potential downfall. The story may seem dated now, but the action and intrigue never stop until an explosive climax in the UK. The locations are well described and created. Siros is fictional, but it brought back memories of our vacaction in Corfu, another real Greek island which Siros is based on in part. And of course, Tweed and Paula get to eat and drink in the best pubs and restaurants! Hugely entertaining.

The Greek Key is one of the BEST books I have ever read. It is not just a murder mystery, it is a MURDERS mystery; more than one murder occurs. The way Colin Forbes sets up the story is fabulous! The detectives Robert Newman, Marler, Paula Grey, Tweed, Pete Neild, and Robert Butler are out to solve two murders that took place 40 years ago (with respect to the year 1987, I think). They end up having to find the murderer of two people who were killed during their investigation. If I say anymore I may give too much away, but please read the book!! I highly reccommend this book, I have read it five times. It is gripping, page-turning, chiller. Anyone in the mood for an EXCELLENT mystery, should definetely read it.