Previous Books by David Hewson

THE VILLA OF MYSTERIES
Fiction - Suspense | Dell
Paperback | August 2005
$6.99 | 0-440-24237-1

Available in paperback on 8/30! In a thriller of astounding menace and power, the acclaimed author of A SEASON FOR THE DEAD returns to the setting he has made his own—the seething landscape of modern-day Rome—where ancient crimes lie hidden beneath colorful, bustling avenues. Here a teenage girl has disappeared, detective Nic Costa is exploring a 2000-year-old ritual, and an astonishing mystery is about to unravel in a city of secrets and rage.

A SEASON FOR THE DEAD
Fiction - Suspense | Dell
Paperback | December 2004
$6.99 | 0-440-24211-8

"A SEASON FOR THE DEAD, like The Da Vinci Code, is a thriller that takes an unflattering look at the Catholic Church, but it is better written and more sophisticated than Dan Brown's phenomenal bestseller.... The books differ, too, in that Hewson, far more than Brown or most thriller writers, has a serious concern for character."
—Washington Post

In a hushed Vatican reading room, the scene was shocking: a crazed professor shot dead after brandishing evidence of a grisly crime. Moments later, two bodies are found in a nearby church, each with a gruesome calling card from the killer. Thus begins David Hewson's elegant and electrifying new novel featuring detective Nic Costa. Set amidst a bizarre killing spree in modern Rome, it is a bewitching blend of history and drama, sensuality and suspense.