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false <![CDATA[The Villa of Mysteries (Nic Costa, #2)]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169289249m/39387.jpg 39387 6 In a thriller of astounding menace and power, the acclaimed author of A Season for the Dead returns to the landscape 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, a detective is exploring a 2000-year-old ritual–and an astonishing mystery is about to unravel in a city of secrets and rage…. The Villa of Mysteries In Rome’s crowded Campo dei Fiori, a woman rushes up to two carabinieri lounging in their sunglasses and uniforms, insisting that her sixteen-year-old daughter has just been abducted. Detective Nic Costa sees the scene unfold and intervenes. Because Costa knows what the two officers don’t: that in the morgue at Rome’s police headquarters, a forensic pathologist is examining the strange, mummified corpse of another girl, whose disappearance and death bear haunting similarities…. Police pathologist Teresa Lupo is Nic’s colleague, friend, and his only equal when it comes to breaking the rules to get results, whatever the cost. Now, after years of living with the dead, Teresa insists that her superiors move quickly to save a life. Poring over the body of the girl in the morgue, she has found too many similarities between the girls, including a unique, leering tattoo. Lupo is sure that the vanished girl is headed for a bizarre ancient Bacchanalia involving virgins and sacrificial murder–a ritual that is only days away. As Nic and Teresa claw at the case from two sides–and as Nic finds himself at once puzzled and beguiled by the missing girl’s seductive mother–a chilling picture is beginning to emerge…of secret relationships and sexual depravity, organized crime and unimaginable corruption. With the clock ticking down on a young girl’s life, Nic and Teresa are about to make the most horrifying discovery of all–in a pit of human darkness, where an age-old malevolence still endures, evil has consumed innocence…and a very modern vengeance has begun. A spellbinding mix of suspense, forensic science, and human drama, The Villa of Mysteries will catch you off guard at every turn–a novel that is at once heartbreaking and impossible to put down. From the Hardcover edition. 39095 2004 The Villa of Mysteries (Nic Costa, #2) total:104|5:12|4:40|3:39|2:6|1:7| 104 356 159 17 3 0 false false Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Fri Jan 16 10:33:56 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 16 10:34:19 -0800 2009 more...]]> 1 0 false false Sat May 09 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun May 10 12:14:45 -0700 2009 Sun May 10 12:20:04 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Feb 12 08:45:40 -0800 2008 Tue Feb 12 08:45:40 -0800 2008 more...]]> 1 0 false false Sun Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sat Jan 24 19:59:12 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 24 20:03:48 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat May 30 05:47:15 -0700 2009 Sat May 30 05:50:33 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Fri Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2004 Tue Sep 04 15:45:38 -0700 2007 Tue Sep 04 15:46:25 -0700 2007 David Hewson – 2nd in series
Macmillan, 2004 – U.K. Hardcover
Detective Nic Costa is investigating the apparent kidnapping of a young woman who bears a striking resemblance to a body found in a peat bog. Because of the ...more...]]> 5 0 false false Mon Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2005 Wed Nov 07 09:17:30 -0800 2007 Wed Nov 07 09:27:21 -0800 2007 The Villa of the...more...]]> 0 0 false false Thu Feb 19 23:53:20 -0800 2009 Sun Feb 22 06:49:08 -0800 2009
I'm into low-brow mostly these days - as long as it's a good story I'm happy and this is a good story. I want to know what happens next ...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Fri Jan 04 09:54:47 -0800 2008 Fri Jan 04 10:09:15 -0800 2008 more...]]> 0 0 false false Tue Jul 14 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 08 21:22:11 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 08 21:35:10 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Thu May 28 23:39:34 -0700 2009 Thu Jun 04 09:10:04 -0700 2009
David Hewson is quickly becoming my favorite author.]]> 3 0 false false Fri Jun 06 18:43:25 -0700 2008 Tue Jun 03 19:23:39 -0700 2008 Fri Jun 06 18:43:25 -0700 2008
It's a detective story set in Rome with a gruesome plot. For some reason I actually enjoyed the book... this is the kinda movie I would watch w...more...]]> 2 0 false false Sun Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Oct 21 13:54:45 -0700 2009 Fri Nov 27 05:00:21 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Mon May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2006 Sat Aug 04 20:39:19 -0700 2007 Sat Aug 04 20:41:44 -0700 2007 2 0 false false Fri Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Wed Feb 27 13:51:04 -0800 2008 Fri Feb 29 14:07:28 -0800 2008 2 0 false false Sun Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Thu Mar 13 06:01:43 -0700 2008 Thu Mar 13 06:02:46 -0700 2008 3 0 false false Thu Jul 24 15:41:42 -0700 2008 Thu Jul 24 15:42:40 -0700 2008 0 0 false false Wed Nov 25 07:32:43 -0800 2009 Wed Nov 25 07:32:43 -0800 2009 5 0 false false Tue Nov 24 17:52:54 -0800 2009 Tue Nov 24 17:52:54 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Sun Nov 22 06:46:18 -0800 2009 Sun Nov 22 06:46:18 -0800 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=39387