โ Scribed by David Hewson
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BONUS: This edition contains an excerpt from David Hewson's The Fallen Angel.
Its the height of thetourist season in Rome, and security is tight as world leaders gather for a G8 summit. While politicians bicker behind the walls of the illustrious Palazzo del Quirinale, a terrible threat is lurking outsidea threat thats been dormant for a long time but is now very much awake. In David Hewsons powerful new thriller, Detective Nic Costa and the men and women of the Questura must work in secret to thwart a conspiracy that reaches higher than any of them could have imagined.
In the early hours of a sultry summer evening, a government car comes under fire along the narrow Via delle Quattro Fontane. When the shots die away, one person lies dead and anotherMinistry of Interior official Giovanni Batistihas been abducted.
The terrible fate of the missing bureaucrat is soon revealedleaving all of Italy in shock. Who would do such a thing? And why? All signs point to a mysterious terrorist group that calls itself the Blue Demon, an organization whose last campaign of violence ended two decades ago.
For Detective Nic Costa, solving this case is an all-consuming obsession. But as he and his team begin their investigation, they find themselves reduced to expensive bodyguardsand their hands tied with red tapeuntil tragedy strikes and claims one of their own.
Hampered at every turn by the Ministry of Interiors meddling security chief and a cagey and powerful prime minister, Costa and the members of his team are determined to pursue their quest for justice. As one terror attack after another sends the Eternal City spiraling into panic, Nic Costa vows that nothing will stop him from catching a vengeful madman bent on tearing apart his city, its people, and its very history.
Library : General
Universes : Nic Costa [08]
Formats : EPUB
ISBN : 9780440339601
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