For over half a century the beautiful, ruined Temple of Apollo has been in the care of the old beekeeper Gabrilis. But when the value of the land soars, he is persuaded through unscrupulous means to sign away his interests - and hours later he meets a violent, lonely death.
Idyllic but remote, the Greek island of Thiminos seems untouched and untroubled by the modern world. When the body of a young woman is discovered at the foot of a cliff, the local police are quick to close the case, dismissing the death as an accident. Then a stranger arrives, uninvited, from Athens, announcing his intention to look into the crime he believes has been committed. The stranger's methods of investigation are unorthodox, but his message to the islanders is plain - tell the truth or face the consequences.
