| Author: | David Hewson | ISBN: | 9781838850654 |
| Publisher: | Canongate Books | Publication: | January 2, 2020 |
| Imprint: | Black Thorn | Language: | English |
| Author: | David Hewson |
| ISBN: | 9781838850654 |
| Publisher: | Canongate Books |
| Publication: | January 2, 2020 |
| Imprint: | Black Thorn |
| Language: | English |
THE FIRST IN THE ACCLAIMED NIC COSTA SERIES 'No author has ever brought Rome so alive for me — nor made it seem so sinister' Peter James 'David Hewson’s Rome is dark and tantalizing, seductive and dangerous, a place where present-day crimes ring with the echoes of history' Tess Gerritsen 'Hewson keeps the reader guessing . . . relentlessly tightening the suspense until the end' Daily Telegraph There’s no rest for the wicked . . . While Rome is sweltering in the height of summer, a serial killer is on the loose. Sara Farnese is working in the Vatican library, when a man bursts in intent on showing her the contents of his bloodied bag, until a guard shoots him. But why was the man targeting Sara? Determined to find answers, Sara’s path crosses with the young, up-and-coming Roman detective, Nic Costa. He’s determined to track down the dangerous killer behind this bizarre and brutal murder and to protect Sara from becoming the next victim. . .
THE FIRST IN THE ACCLAIMED NIC COSTA SERIES 'No author has ever brought Rome so alive for me — nor made it seem so sinister' Peter James 'David Hewson’s Rome is dark and tantalizing, seductive and dangerous, a place where present-day crimes ring with the echoes of history' Tess Gerritsen 'Hewson keeps the reader guessing . . . relentlessly tightening the suspense until the end' Daily Telegraph There’s no rest for the wicked . . . While Rome is sweltering in the height of summer, a serial killer is on the loose. Sara Farnese is working in the Vatican library, when a man bursts in intent on showing her the contents of his bloodied bag, until a guard shoots him. But why was the man targeting Sara? Determined to find answers, Sara’s path crosses with the young, up-and-coming Roman detective, Nic Costa. He’s determined to track down the dangerous killer behind this bizarre and brutal murder and to protect Sara from becoming the next victim. . .
