num_pages: 480
description: Whilst Sara Farnese pours over ancient texts in the silent Vatican reading room, a brutal murder is taking place in a nearby church. Then suddenly a crazed man enters the Vatican carrying a bloodied bag. He walks up to Sara's desk. He has something he would like her to see... Soon Sara us inextricably linked to a series of horrific and cunning murders, each one representative of the death of a martyr of the Church. Into this climate enter Detectives Costa and Rossi, enlisted to track down the killer, and to protect Sara from the horrors he is capable of. It seems that at any time she could be the next chosen sacrifice...
language: English
title: A Season For The Dead
titlecomplete: A Season For The Dead (Nic Costa, #1)
genres: Fiction, Religion, Italy, Mystery, Thriller, Detective, Mystery Thriller, Adult Fiction, Crime, Suspense
ratings_count: 2475
places: Rome, Vatican City
series: Nic Costa
publisher: Macmillan