by David Hewson · de Fontein · tapa blanda · ISBN 9789026124891
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«De Vaticaanse moorden» is the suspense novel by David Hewson, published by de Fontein in paperback (448 pages, in Dutch).
In Rome, a series of murders imitates the martyrdoms of the early Christians and references the works of Caravaggio. Detective Nic Costa investigates a thread of lies and betrayals that leads to the Vatican, where the cardinals wage their own struggle; Sara Farnese, a scholar of ancient texts, finds herself in the killer's sights.
First instalment of the Nic Costa series. The work was originally published in English as «A Season for the Dead» (2003); this Dutch edition appeared in 2008.
It is aimed at readers of police thrillers with historical setting and intrigue in the Vatican.
David Hewson is a contemporary British author of mystery novels. His series of mysteries, featuring police officers In Rome, led by the young detective and art lover Nic Costa, began with A Season for the Dead, has now been contracted to run to at least nine instalments by British, American, European and Asian publishers. The author's debut novel, Shanghai Thunder, was published by Robert Hale, in the United Kingdom, in 1986. Almost all copies of the book were sent to libraries, and it has been reissued.
