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      By Hewson, David, 1953-
       c2010., Adult, Macmillan Call No: MYS Fic Hew    Availability:1 of 1     At Your Library Series Title: Nic Costa   Volume: 8Summary Note: "Twenty years ago, a mysterious group called the Butteri committed a series of bizarre crimes evoking the lost race of the Etruscans, and leaving in their wake a several bodies, a cryptic message, and a kidnapped child. Now, the leaders of the G8 are descending on Rome for a summit at the Quirinale Palace. But when a politician is found ritually murdered, seemingly by a strange young man dressed as the Etruscan blue demon, detective Nic Costa suspects that the old case was never really solved. The Butteri have returned - and are planning to unleash a devastating sequence of attacks on the city. Officially sidelined from the investigation but encouraged by the wily old Italian President, Dario Sordi, Costa and his team start to dig deeper into the past. There are still too many questions left unanswered - and much more to the history of the Butteri than anyone wants to admit."--Inside jacket flap.
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      By Hewson, David, 1953-
       2008., Macmillan Call No: MYS Fic Hew    Availability:1 of 1     At Your Library Series Title: Nic Costa   Volume: 7Summary Note: Mystery fiction. The death mask of the poet Dante is to be exhibited at the premiere of a controversial film, 'Inferno', based on his epic work. But at the grand unveiling this priceless artefact is replaced by a macabre death mask of the film's star, Allen Prime. And minutes later, the leading actress, Maggie Flavier, is threatened before her attacker is shot. After footage of Prime's murder is shown over the internet, the Carabinieri are determined to take over the investigation, certain that a crazed Dante fan is behind the killing. Nic Costa and his team follow the movie to its next showing in San Francisco, to safeguard the remaining items. However, in California the mystery deepens, with confusing new clues about the deaths in Rome. Can Costa protect Maggie, find the truth and stop the killer - all before life imitates art?.
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      By Hewson, David, 1953-
       2008., Adult, Macmillan Call No: MYS Fic Hew    Availability:1 of 1     At Your Library Series Title: Nic Costa   Volume: 6Summary Note: CRIME & MYSTERY FICTION. In a hidden studio in an area of Rome, where the Vatican liked to keep an eye on the city's prostitutes, an art expert from the Louvre is found dead in front of one of the most beautiful paintings that Nic Costa has ever see, an unknown Caravaggio masterpiece. But before long tragedy will strike Nic even more terribly as his young wife is brutally killed by the suspect Costa is pursuing. The man's identity is known but he remains untouchable, protected in his grand palazzo by a fleet of lawyers and a sinister cult known as The Ekstasists. If Costa and his team can crack the reasons for the cult's existence, he may well stand a chance of nailing his wife's killer. But the mystery will take him right back to Caravaggio himself and the reasons he had to flee Rome, all those centuries before.