A Season for the Dead

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THE FIRST IN THE ACCLAIMED NIC COSTA 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 tantalizing, seductive and dangerous, a place where present-day crimes ring with the echoes of history' TESS GERRITSEN…

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Joseph D'Agnese

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If you diligently work your way down this list, you’ll travel to Sicily, Venice, Florence, and Naples. But none of these cities beat Rome. I’m biased, of course. My wife and I lived in Rome when we were first married. When I close my eyes, I swear I see Caravaggios and I can still smell the woodsmoke and simmering pasta sauce that perfume Rome’s air. All of which brings me to Hewson’s Nic Costa novels. I don’t think anyone nails Rome’s sinister criminal quality the way Hewson does, but he still manages to capture the Eternal City’s beauty, food, and…

From Joseph's list on discovering Italian mystery novels.