The garden of evil

In a deserted artist's studio in the heart of Rome, detectives stumble upon a scene of shocking brutality: two bodies, freshly killed. Looming over them is a painting that bears all the hallmarks of a Caravaggio: a brilliantly colored canvas depicting a violent tableau of beauty and depravity. This...

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Main Author: Hewson, David, 1953-
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Delacorte Press, 2008.
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Summary:In a deserted artist's studio in the heart of Rome, detectives stumble upon a scene of shocking brutality: two bodies, freshly killed. Looming over them is a painting that bears all the hallmarks of a Caravaggio: a brilliantly colored canvas depicting a violent tableau of beauty and depravity. This grisly discovery sends Detective Nic Costa on a desperate chase through the streets of his city--a chase that will have devastating consequences.--From publisher description.
Physical Description:470 p. ; 23 cm.
ISBN:9780385339575 (hbk.)
0385339577 (hbk.)
Author Notes:David Hewson is the author of nine novels. Formerly a weekly columnist for the Sunday Times, he lives in Kent, England, where he is at work on his next crime novel, Dante's Numbers , which Delacorte will publish in 2009.