An exciting thriller about the search for underwater treasures in the style of “The Secret Meridian” by Perez Reverte and “The Abyss” by Peter Benchley. Robert French, the son of a famous English archaeologist living in Ithaca, having received news of the mysterious disappearance of his father, goes to Greek, covered in ancient legends island and on the day of arrival he learns that French Sr. was found dead in the port near his own yacht. Although everything points to a heart attack, Irene, John French's second wife, suspects murder. Shortly before his death, the archaeologist, who devoted many years to searching for monuments of Greek art, stated that he would soon return to the inhabitants of the island their shrine - the statue of the Virgin Mary, which disappeared during the Second World War, and now relatives assume that the tragic outcome is somehow connected with this relic his life...Mysterious assassinations and treacherous intrigues, dark wartime secrets hidden in the Mediterranean depths, and passionate love that unexpectedly flares up under the rays of the southern sun form the plot of the fascinating adventure thriller by the English writer Stuart Harrison, “Aphrodite’s Smile.”