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

"Hewson keeps the reader guessing . . . relentlessly tightening the suspense until the end" Daily Telegraph

There’s no rest for the wicked. . .

While Rome is sweltering in the height of summer, a serial killer is on the loose. Sara Farnese is working in the Vatican library, when a man bursts in intent on showing her the contents of his bloodied bag, until a guard shoots him. But why was the man targeting Sara? Determined to find answers, Sara’s path crosses with a young up-and-coming Roman detective, Nic Costa. He’s determined to track down the dangerous killer behind this bizarre and brutal murder and to protect Sara from becoming the next victim . . .