This series of posts is my review of the top 31 books that I've read of 2011. As we enter the top twenty this is the first from an author who will feature again.
Two posts today, as the next two days are devoted to a virtual book tour and guest post.
The Lizard's Bite by David Hewson
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
Falconi, Peroni, Costa, Lupo & the former FBI agent Emily Deacon return.
A fire in a glass foundry leaves two dead, but is it an accident, a murder/suicide, or double murder? Falconi and his team having been banished from their Roman home to the city of Venice slowly uncover a tale of deceit and murder in the ancient city. With Massiter the intriguing Englishman all is not as it seems, and as further murders follow, Falconi's men must uncover the truth.
This is the fourth "Nic Costa" book, and the series goes from strength to strength, from the horrific opening scenes to the satisfying final chapters, this entry in the Costa series is by far the best of the first four, in my opinion. As I have read the series out of order I know that it goes from strength to strength from here on, but I am trying to start and read/reread the series from the beginning.
For me, whilst these are very much of the crime crime/mystery genre, they are also about art, culture, architecture, travel, good food and good wine. One of my favourite weekend pastimes now is to sit with a Nic Costa tale, and a glass of Italian white that I have read about in a previous outing.
The Lizard's Bite also sits alongside David Hewson's standalone novel, "The Cemetery of Secrets", although I have yet to read the latter, and either book can be read without the benefit of the other, some characters appear in both books.
Ah, Venice and murder, another outstanding Nic Costa tale from David Hewson, recommended!
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