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Dante’s Numbers praised by top names

David Hewson — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 06:24:01 +0000

Some of the top names in thriller writing have added their voices to the praise for the seventh novel in the Rome series, Dante’s Numbers.

Jeffery Deaver writes…

The return of Nic Costa is a true cause for celebration! Dante’s Numbers is a literate, page-turning tale that finds our hero–one of the most appealing in crime fiction — zipping between two of the most iconic cities in the world: Rome and San Francisco. Hewson is a daunting talent — a writer who is master stylist, who respects the audience’s intelligence and who effortlessly keeps the thrills coming a mile a minute.

Lee Child says…

Easily the best yet in a really terrific series.

Linwood Barclay, author of the number one best-seller No Time for Goodbye, writes…

This is a tour de force from one of the most original thriller writers around. With Dante-inspired villainy, Hitchcock obsessives, and an abundance of imaginative twists and turns David Hewson pulls out all the stops. Unmissable.

Douglas Preston, author of The Monster of Florence and Blasphemy, and a onetime Italy resident adds…

One of my all-time favorite fictional detectives is David Hewson’s Nic Costa, and Dante’s Numbers brings Nic for the first time to American shores. From the opening scene of murder and mayhem at a movie premiere to the final, mind-blowing surprise, Dante’s Numbers is an elegant, clever, and terrifying tale of intrigue and murder involving Dante’s first circle of Hell and Hitchcock’s classic film Vertigo. An outstanding novel.

Steve Berry, best-selling author of The Venetian Betrayal, says…

David Hewson is one of the finest thriller writers working today. A born stylist. Dante’s Numbers is politically wise, multi-dimensional, and psychologically intuitive. Action braids suspense on nearly every page, creating a reader’s delight from beginning to end. A superb effort by a master storyteller.

And David Morrell, author of First Blood and Creepers, writes…

Dante’s Numbers is action-packed suspense at its smartest and most gripping. Transplanting Nic Costa and his fellow Italian detectives to the dizzying world of Hitchcock’s Vertigo is a master stroke from a brilliant author. It’s impossible not to be swept up in the memorable, compelling world that is David Hewson’s specialty.

Scarborough Literature Festival

David Hewson — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 14:57:14 +0000

My first ever job was as a 17-year-old cub reporter on the Scarborough Evening News in that lively and lovely Yorkshire resort. So it will be a delight to be back there for the town’s literature festival next April. I’ll be talking as part of a crime panel at 12 noon on April 24. The other members have yet to be announced but I’m sure they’ll be interesting - Scarborough attracted a fantastic line-up this year.

It’s been a long time since I was in Scarborough. I wonder how much of the attractions of the 1970s are left… Jaconelli’s ice cream parlour, the naval warfare in Peasholm Park, the dreaded bier keller in Aberdeen Walk. And whatever happened to the famed Penthouse club where I once saw Eric Clapton, Free and a bunch of other bands that went on to great things (sometimes anyway)?

Can anyone who ever went into the Penthouse around that time ever get the smell of damp Afghan, patchouli oil and the deep fat fryer from the kitchen out of their head?

Radio 4 Front Row

David Hewson — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 01:41:20 +0000

I’m due to appear on the Radio 4 Front Row programme on October 7, talking with Mark Lawson about the new movie of Roberto Saviano’s Gomorrah. The programme will be broadcast between 7.15 pm and 7.45 pm but you can also listen again on its web site here.

You can also read my thoughts on Gomorrah on the new blog web site we are currently trialling to gauge interest. This has a forum and other community features. You can find the Gomorrah article at www.davidhewson.net.

Southend Library, with Saul Reichlin

David Hewson — Sun, 05 Oct 2008 20:45:59 +0000

Saul Reichlin, the voice of the Rome books in their very successful audio editions, will be joining me at Southend Central Library on March 11th at 7.30 pm as part of the Southend Book Festival. I’ll be talking about the books, Saul will be talking about voicing them as an actor, and we will also unveil a few entertaining things that no one has seen before.

Audio

David Hewson — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 14:31:29 +0000

Most of the current titles, including those in the Rome series, are widely available as unabridged audio books published by WF Howes. They can be found in libraries and stores around the world and bought online through Whole Story Audio Books and by download through Audible UK and Audible US. You can listen to previews of the titles below.

The Garden of Evil, read by Saul Reichlin

The Seventh Sacrament, read by Saul Reichlin, winner of the 2008 Audible Sounds of Crime award for the best unabridged audio novel

The Lizard’s Bite, read by Saul Reichlin

The Sacred Cut, read by Saul Reichlin

The Villa of Mysteries, read by Christopher Kay

A Season for the Dead, read by Sean Baker

The Promised Land, read by William Hope

Semana Santa, read by Sean Barrett

Epiphany, read by Peter Marinker

Bangkok Book Fair

David Hewson — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 12:41:47 +0000

I’ll be in the lovely Thai capital of Bangkok for the spring book fair from March 26 to March 29 for the publication of the third Nic Costa novel in Thai by my local publisher Nanmee.

Grimethorpe Library, Barnsley

David Hewson — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 12:38:54 +0000

I’ll be talking at Grimethorpe Library, in the home of the famous colliery band near Barnsley, at 5.30 pm on Wednesday February 4. More details from Paula Riby and Jill Craven on 01226 717531 and 01226 773915.

Edinburgh Central Library

David Hewson — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 12:31:19 +0000

Thanks to the National Year of Reading I’ve visited an extraordinary range of libraries this year, from the friendly little council estate Sandfields Library in Port Talbot to Halifax’s magnificent Italianate Akroyd Library. But I doubt I will be anywhere quite so magnificent as Edinburgh’s Central Library for quite a while. This magnificent building in the heart of the city was a gift of Andrew Carnegie (he of Carnegie Hall, New York) and really is quite something.

You will find me there on Thursday November 27 at 6.30 pm.

South Shields Library

David Hewson — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 11:27:38 +0000

I’ll be talking at South Shields Library, Newcastle, at 6.30 pm on Wednesday November 26. The address is Prince George Square, South Shields NE33 2PE. Tel 0191 4247879 for details.

Rugby Library, West Midlands

David Hewson — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 11:16:15 +0000

I’ll be talking at Rugby Library and Information Centre, Littler Elborow Street, Rugby, at 6pm on Tuesday November 25. Tel. 01788 533 250