David 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. He has also written three
acclaimed adaptations of the Danish TV series The Killing.
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As grim as the bleakest of Nordic noir. If you think the solution
to the crime will produce a happy ending, just wait till the
chilling final pages
* * Kirkus * *
Hewson expertly paints a punishing Faroese winter, crafting the
perfect backdrop for this chilling addition to the growing field of
crime fiction set in the Faroe Islands
* * Booklist * *
This grim tale [is] almost the stuff of Norse myths . . . Readers
will be gripped and hold fast until the shocking end
* * Publishers Weekly * *
Praise for David Hewson: 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*
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
* * Booklist * *
Costa and Peroni, like all the best fictional detectives, become
more rounded and interesting with every episode
* * Literary Review * *
Hewson's inventiveness never flags
* * Sunday Times * *
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