{"product_id":"a-season-for-the-dead-9781838850647","title":"A Season for the Dead","description":"\u003cb\u003eTHE FIRST IN THE ACCLAIMED NIC COSTA SERIES\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"No author has ever brought Rome so alive for me--nor made it seem so sinister\"\u003cb\u003e Peter James\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"David Hewson's Rome is dark and tantalizing, seductive and dangerous, a place where present-day crimes ring with the echoes of history\" \u003cb\u003eTess Gerritsen\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Hewson keeps the reader guessing . . . relentlessly tightening the suspense until the end\" \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDaily Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThere's no rest for the wicked. . .\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhile 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 . . .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDavid Hewson\u003c\/b\u003e is a former journalist with \u003ci\u003eThe Times of London\u003c\/i\u003e. He is the author of more than twenty-five novels including his Rome-based Nic Costa series, which has been published in fifteen languages. The sixth book, \u003ci\u003eThe Garden of Evil\u003c\/i\u003e, was shortlisted for the Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year Award. He has also written three acclaimed adaptations of the Danish TV series, \u003ci\u003eThe Killing\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e@david_hewson davidhewson.com\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Black Thorn","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50368657948946,"sku":"9781838850647","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_f538e03d-89db-42f9-b841-ae3e2f42edbe.jpg?v=1728511359","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/a-season-for-the-dead-9781838850647","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}