Descending the steps of Agios Nikolaos Devekia, careful not to slip. It had rained heavily late in the afternoon, and the wide stairs in front of the church shimmered in the evening light. It was still raining, a light drizzle that soaked him despite holding his umbrella. He was walking down the narrow alley with large strides when he noticed the dark figure at the entrance of Kombitsis' mansion. Something was blocking his way. He hesitated and scraped it with the edge of his umbrella, realizing it was a sleeping man. He bent down to wake him up and understood that he was dead.

An "detective novella" set in Corfu in the seventies, featuring the city itself and its residents. A murder. Three suspects. A kind-hearted deputy and his cunning boss. And a recipe for soutzoukia.