by David Hewson · NAUSICAA · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788496114708
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«La sangre de los mártires» is the mystery and intrigue novel by David Hewson, published by Nausícaä in paperback (460 pages, in Spanish).
In present-day Rome, a series of crimes imitating the martyrdoms of the early Christian saints leads young policeman Nic Costa and his partner Luca Rossi into an investigation with ramifications in the Mafia and the Vatican. Sara Farnese, a scholar linked to the victims, introduces personal tension into the case through her relationship with Costa.
First instalment of the Nic Costa series. Translated from English by Ana Isabel Robleda Ramos. The original work was published as A Season for the Dead in 2003.
Aimed at readers of thrillers and intrigue with a Roman setting and Vatican backdrop.
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.
