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In a hushed Vatican reading room the scene was shocking a crazed professorshot dead after brandishing evidence of a grisly crime. Moments later twobodies are found in a nearby church each with a gruesome calling card from thekiller. Thus begins David Hewsons elegant and electrifying new novel. Setamidst a bizarre killing spree in modern Rome it is a bewitching blend ofhistory and drama sensuality and suspense. As the August heat takes Romein its fiery grip the news of two brutal murders holds the city in thrall. Andas the media gathers and Vatican officials close ranks a young detective issent to the forefront of the case. Nic Costa is the son of an infamous ItalianCommunist a connoisseur of Caravaggio and a cop who barely looks his 27 yearsof age. Thrust into the heart of a killing spree that will rattle his city downto its ancient bones Nic meets a woman who will soon dominate both hisconsciousness and his investigation. A cool beautiful professor of earlyChristianity Sara Farnese was in the Vatican library on that fateful day awitness to her colleagues strange outburst and death. But her role will becomeeven more puzzling as more bodies are found Each victim killed in a gorytableau of Christian martyrdom. And each victim had intimately known Sarawhose silence Costa cannot quite crack and whose carnal history becomes morelurid and unfathomable with every revelation. Soon a nightmarish chase isimplicating politicians and priests while at the heart of the matter remainsthe woman Costa is both investigating and guarding. Wanting to believe inSaras innocence Nic still cannot turn his eyes from the truths he isuncovering. Even asthe secrets of a woman a killer and a city begin tounravel...with devastating consequences. A beguiling mystery a dazzlingtreat for the senses and a fascinating tour of the streets and alleyways ofRome Nic Costas relentlessly suspenseful debut is a masterpiece of «
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