The Villa of Mysteries
Written by David Hewson
Narrated by Christopher Kay
4.5/5
()
About this audiobook
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...
David Hewson
Former Sunday Times journalist David Hewson is well known for his crime-thriller fiction set in European cities. He is the author of the highly acclaimed The Killing novels set in Denmark, the Detective Nic Costa series set in Italy and the Pieter Vos series in Amsterdam. The Killing trilogy is based on the BAFTA award-winning Danish TV series created by Søren Sveistrup and produced by DR, the Danish Broadcasting Corporation. While he lives in Kent, Hewson's ability to capture the sense of place and atmosphere in his fiction comes from spending considerable research time in the cities in which the books are set: Copenhagen, Rome, Venice and Amsterdam.
More audiobooks from David Hewson
The Medici Murders Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Borgia Portrait: 2 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe House of Dolls Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Carnival for the Dead Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Devil's Fjord Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsDead Men's Socks Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Semana Santa Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Lucifer's Shadow Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Garden of Evil Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Wrong Girl Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Promised Land Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Epiphany Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Sleep Baby Sleep: Pieter Vos, Book 4 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsLittle Sister Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Judith and the Holy Ferns Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Realer Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratings
Related to The Villa of Mysteries
Titles in the series (9)
A Season for the Dead: Nic Costa, Book 1 Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5The Villa of Mysteries Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Lizard's Bite Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5The Seventh Sacrament Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Sacred Cut Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Fallen Angel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Dante's Numbers Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5The Blue Demon Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Savage Shore Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5
Related audiobooks
Postmark Berlin Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5A Season for the Dead: Nic Costa, Book 1 Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5The Seventh Sacrament Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Dead Men's Socks Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Lizard's Bite Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5The Blue Demon Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Savage Shore Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Garden of Evil Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Sacred Cut Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Promised Land Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Viper Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsLittle Sister Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Judith and the Holy Ferns Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Wrong Girl Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Realer Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsFollow the Dead Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Death's Jest-Book: Dalziel and Pascoe, Book 20 Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Lost Girls of Rome Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Blood Innocents Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5None So Blind Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Bay Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsFacets of Death Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsSlow Train Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Dead Man's Pose Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Lucifer's Shadow Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Fallen Angel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Bright Shiny Things Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsCity of Good Death Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Sins of the Dead: A Rhona Macleod Thriller Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Corners of the Globe: A James Maxted Thriller Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5
Crime Thriller For You
Hit and Run Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Everyone on This Train Is a Suspect: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Stillwater Girls Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Death on the Nile: A Hercule Poirot Mystery: The Official Authorized Edition Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5And Then There Were None Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Orphan X Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Murder of Roger Ackroyd: A Hercule Poirot Mystery: The Official Authorized Edition Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Fifth Suspect Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Saving Noah Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Death and Croissants Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Finn Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Murder on the Orient Express: A Hercule Poirot Mystery: The Official Authorized Edition Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Fractured: A Will Trent Thriller Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The ABC Murders: A Hercule Poirot Mystery: The Official Authorized Edition Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Godfather: 50th Anniversary Edition Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Crooked House Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5River Wild: A Thriller Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Thriller: Stories to Keep You Up All Night Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Other Woman: A Gripping Romantic Psychological Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Hallowe'en Party: A Hercule Poirot Mystery: The Official Authorized Edition Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Still Life: A Chief Inspector Gamache Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Notes on an Execution: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Pale Horse Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Colorado Kid Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Storm Watch Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Win Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Devil's Song Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Cleaning the Gold: A Jack Reacher and Will Trent Short Story Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Hide Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Blacktop Wasteland: A Novel Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5
Related categories
Reviews for The Villa of Mysteries
2 ratings0 reviews