{"product_id":"the-sacred-cut-nic-costa","title":"The Sacred Cut (Nic Costa)","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe snow is falling on the ancient streets of Rome. And in the heart of the city  under the Pantheons great dome  a womans body lies on the marble floor  carefully positioned with a gruesome carving on her back....In David Hewsons ingenious new thriller  this horrific murder hurtles Romes police force into a collision with U.S. agentsand a secret that has festered for fifteen years  now unraveling in the worlds most enigmatic city.  When Detective Nic Costa arrives at the scene  he is unprepared for what he finds  or for the ambush that leaves his only witness vanished into the night. The dead woman was American. Within hours  U.S. agents descend with a take-no-prisoners style and a shocking story to tell: the killer has struck before  in monuments all over the world  leaving the same cryptic message carved onto the bodies of the victims.  But one agent  beautiful  blond Emily Deacon  has yet another story to tell Nicabout a stunning act of deception that may lead back to the U.S. government  and her own chilling  personal connection to the killer. Now  as the first murder leads to more grisly slayings and a motley crew of veteran Roman cops jousts with the Americans  Nic is pulled into a womans harrowing search for the trutha search that will take them both into the mind of a madman  into a shocking conspiracyand into a dark episode in a nations long-forgotten past.  From its haunting opening to its nerve-shattering climax  The Sacred Cut defies all our expectations  proving once again the unique and compelling genius of David Hewson.  From the Hardcover edition.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44984158945333,"sku":"ByrdShop_0440242185","price":60.54,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780440242185.jpg?v=1770825043","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-sacred-cut-nic-costa","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}