PERHAPS A GIFT VOUCHER FOR MUM?: MOTHER'S DAY
David Hewson is a former journalist with The Times, The Sunday Times and the Independent. He is the author of more than twenty-five novels, including his Rome-based Nic Costa series which has been published in fifteen languages, and his Amsterdam-based series featuring detective Pieter Vos. He has also written three acclaimed adaptations of the Danish TV series, The Killing. He lives near Canterbury in Kent.
Hewson expertly balances tense action and thoughtful emotion. Fans of character-driven WWII thrillers will want to check this out * <b>Publishers Weekly</b> * THE GARDEN OF ANGELS is a unique achievement: a thriller that is a pageturner, yet is also evocative and haunting. Hewson writes with both power and grace and is a true master of his craft. This is a book that stays with you long after you have finished reading * <b>Craig Russell</b>, international bestselling author * Many of Hewson's books have been set in Italy, but this one-off set mostly in German WW2-occupied Venice must surely rank amongst his best ... With a gallery of wonderful characters on both sides of the fence and never flinching from the atrocities committed by all parties, this is a gripping and wonderfully written tale of pathos and heroism with a wonderful final twist that raises the book to a whole other level * <b>Maxim Jakubowski</b>, <b>Crime Time</b> * Full of layers, like a Russian nesting doll . A good read for those who love their World War II thrillers with a bit of history included. Followers of Donna Leon's Commissario Brunetti mysteries may appreciate the atmosphere and the intrigue * <b>Library Journal</b> * Readers will be gripped and hold fast until the shocking end * <b>Publishers Weekly</b> on <b>Devil's Fjord</b> * Readers of Donna Leon and Michael Dibdin will find this gripping * <b>Library Journal</b> on <b>The Flood</b> * Hewson spins an engrossing tale * <b>Booklist</b> on <b>The Flood</b> * Hewson's own elegant prose style perfectly captures the mood of the story ... A splendid book * <b>Booklist Starred Review</b> of <b>The Killing</b> *
