David Hewson
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2019.
Description
"New District Sheriff Tristan Haraldsen uncovers a series of dark secrets when he investigates the disappearance of two boys in the remote Faroe Islands. Newly-appointed District Sheriff Tristan Haraldsen and his wife Elsebeth are looking forward to a peaceful semi-retirement in the remote fishing village of Djevulsfjord on the stunningly beautiful island of Vagar. But when two boys go missing during the first whale hunt of the season, the repercussions...
Author
Series
Nic Costa mysteries volume 6
Pub. Date
[2008]
Description
In a deserted artist's studio in the heart of Rome, detectives stumble upon a scene of shocking brutality: two bodies, freshly killed. Looming over them is a painting that bears all the hallmarks of a Caravaggio: a brilliantly colored canvas depicting a violent tableau of beauty and depravity. This grisly discovery sends Detective Nic Costa on a desperate chase through the streets of his city--a chase that will have devastating consequences.--From...
Author
Series
Nic Costa mysteries volume 3
Pub. Date
2006.
Description
For the first time in decades Rome is paralyzed by a blizzard, and a gruesome discovery is made in the Pantheon, one of the City's most ancient and revered architectural treasures. Covered by softly falling snow is the body of a young woman--her back horribly mutilated. But before Nic Costa and Gianni Peroni of the Questura can begin a formal investigation, the US Embassy has brought in its own people, FBI agents who want the case closed down as quickly...
Author
Pub. Date
2021.
Description
"The Palazzo Colombina is home to the Uccello family: three generations of men, trapped together in the dusty palace on Venice's Grand Canal. Awkward fifteen-year-old Nico. His distant, business-focused father. And his beloved grandfather, Paolo. Paolo is dying. But before he passes, he has secrets he's waited his whole life to share. When a Jewish classmate is attacked by bullies, Nico just watches--earning him a week's suspension and a typed, yellowing...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
20230801.
Description
Lizzie Hawker recruits Arnold Clover to look into the disappearance of her mother, an Italian countess, and a priceless painting of Lucrezia Borgia. When a body is discovered in a crypt, secret clues to the portraits location are unearthed. The search for the lost Borgia quickly becomes a race through Venice, with potentially deadly consequences...
Author
Pub. Date
[2022]
Description
When a well-known British TV historian is found murdered in the canals of Venice during carnival, the police recruit the help of retired archivist, Arnold Clover, to solve the case quickly. How coincidental that the historian met his death in the same place as the famous murderer, Lorenzino de' Medici, 500 years previously...
9) The killing
Author
Pub. Date
c2012
Description
Sarah Lund is looking forward to her last day as a detective with the Copenhagen police department before moving to Sweden. But everything changes when nineteen-year-old student, Nanna Birk Larsen, is found raped and brutally murdered in the woods outside the city. Lund's plans to relocate are put on hold as she leads the investigation along with fellow detective Jan Meyer. While Nanna's family struggles to cope with their loss, local politician,...
Pub. Date
2010, c2009
Description
Harry Middleton has possession of a priceless score by Frederic Chopin that puts him and thousands of Americans in grave danger. Hidden amidst measures and notes is a secret that others are willing to kill for, and Middleton must work toward discovering the mystery of the manuscript while also protecting his life.
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