The Athenian Murders

The Athenian Murders
AuthorJosé Carlos Somoza
Original titleLa caverna de las ideas
TranslatorSonia Soto
Cover artistJuan José Kronovi
LanguageSpanish
GenreHistorical mystery
PublisherAbacus
Publication date
2000
Publication placeSpain
Published in English
2002
Media typePrint (Paperback)
Pages314 p. (paperback edition)
ISBN0-349-11618-0 (paperback edition)
OCLC50935366

The Athenian Murders is an historical mystery novel written by Spanish author José Carlos Somoza. Originally published in Spain under the title La caverna de las ideas (The Cave of Ideas) in 2000, it was translated into English in 2002 by Sonia Soto. The Athenian Murders is Somoza's first novel to be published in English. It won the 2002 Gold Dagger Award.[1]