The Villa of Mysteries
- 2 Jan 2020
- 9781838850661
- £12.99
- 480 pp
- 129×198mm
In a few words
Nic Costa is drawn into a dark and dangerous underworld of ritual killings in the second instalment of this acclaimed 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 tantalising, seductive and dangerous, a place where present-day crimes ring with the echoes of history
Tess Gerritsen
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‘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
An ancient ritual. A modern-day crime.
A body is found in a peat bog near the banks of the River Tiber. Teresa Lupo, a maverick pathologist, believes it was a young woman sacrificed long ago in an ancient Roman ritual. But she’s wrong. Whilst the method of killing is ancient history, this murder happened very recently. The horror of these ritualistic killings is very much alive and it’s up to Nic Costa to get to the bottom of it.
Hewson . . . effortlessly keeps thrills coming a mile a minute
Jeffery Deaver
Hewson does more than provide a thrilling read. He saves you the airfare to Italy. When you turn the last page, you’ll think you’ve been there
Linwood Barclay
A riveting and fast-paced thriller . . . every character hides a dark secret that, like Rome's ancient mysteries, seems to lurk just beyond reach. A complex and satisfying mystery from a master plot maker
Costa and Peroni, like all the best fictional detectives, become more rounded and interesting with every episode
David Hewson
View profileDavid Hewson is a former journalist with The Times, The Sunday Times and the Independent. He is the author of more than twenty-five novels including his Rome-based Nic Costa series which has been published in fifteen languages and the sixth book, The Garden of Evil, was shortlisted for the Theakstons Old Peculier crime novel of the year award. He has also written three acclaimed adaptations of the Danish TV series, The Killing.
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