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    Dante's Numbers

    Written by David Hewson

    Narrated by Saul Reichlin

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    About this audiobook

    In the gorgeous grounds of Rome's Villa Borghese park the glitterati of the movie world are gathered for a world premiere. A legendary Italian movie director has come out of retirement to create a blockbuster based on Dante's Inferno. But, as Nic Costa and his colleagues attempt to guard the precious collection of historic artifacts attached to the event, the premiere is disrupted by tragedy and a horrific murder. Is a disgruntled admirer of Dante taking his revenge on the cast of the movie? Or are more mundane motives, the dubious financing of the film through criminal connections, to blame? Before Costa and crew have the chance to find out they are removed from the inquiry and find themselves sidelined by the Carabinieri. But when the movie premiere shifts to California and the iconic surroundings of the Marina in San Francisco, Nic Costa's inspector, Leo Falcone, manages to bring them along to work on the investigation from the sidelines. And as life begins to resemble art, Costa and his friends come to realise that the inspiration behind these crimes may be more recent than the Carabinieri suspect.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherW. F. Howes Ltd Audio
    Release dateJan 1, 2009
    ISBN9781407439846
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    Dante's Numbers
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    David Hewson

    Former Sunday Times journalist David Hewson is well known for his crime-thriller fiction set in European cities. He is the author of the highly acclaimed The Killing novels set in Denmark, the Detective Nic Costa series set in Italy and the Pieter Vos series in Amsterdam. The Killing trilogy is based on the BAFTA award-winning Danish TV series created by Søren Sveistrup and produced by DR, the Danish Broadcasting Corporation. While he lives in Kent, Hewson's ability to capture the sense of place and atmosphere in his fiction comes from spending considerable research time in the cities in which the books are set: Copenhagen, Rome, Venice and Amsterdam.

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    • 2/5
      "Niet geschoten is altijd mis." An amusing novel that reads away quite easily, the plot is easy to follow but not too shallow. Unfortunately, the characters (except maybe for Nic Costa and Maggie Flavier) miss any sign of depth and - most frustratingly - the ending is one big deus ex machina. The Dantesk references in the first chapter end abruptly and are not picked up again later, as if they are only there for distraction.

      All in all, a nice book for a summer holiday, but not the 'literary pageturner', nor the 'sinister combination of Dante's Divina Comedia and Hitchcock's Vertigo, as advertised on the back cover. Although I definitely want to see that movie now.
    • 3/5
      One of the problems with reading books like these out of series is not being up to speed on all the things that have happened to the continuing characters in earlier books. I had read the first book (A Season for the Dead) a few years ago. In this, the seventh, the lead character seems to be in "neutral," the story revolves around a fifty-year-old movie and Dante is shunted off to the sidelines about half-way through. But, hey, there was a good explanation of a "tontine."
    • 3/5
      This book had a name change- it was originally published as Dante's Numbers but now goes by the name of The Dante Killings. I picked it for my little mystery group and, as it turns out, I am the only one of the group who read it. I would have liked to have someone to bounce ideas and opinions around with... because, frankly, I found this book confusing and annoying and thrilling and clever and frustrating as hell. I had a great deal of difficulty getting into the story. I had to re-read passages because I had no idea what was going on. I don't know if it was because of the Roman locale or because of something else. I did not realize that this was #7 in a series- perhaps I was missing vital storyline from prior books that would have made this one more enjoyable. Regardless, had I not been reading for my group discussion, I probably would have tossed it after 100 pages.However, despite my initial dislike of the book, from a theory of one of the characters there came one of those fabulous and juicy "Holy Crap!" moments. From that point on, the story moved with the intensity of a Category 5 hurricane. The action was fast and furious and I could not have put the book down if I had wanted to. The twists and turns were way too fascinating and required every ounce of focus I possessed. But then... the climax occurred (lots of thrills and chills and horror and stuff) and the book abruptly ended. I mean BOOM- the door has been shut in my face, the curtain has closed, good night and go home. I tried to thumb through the back cover, positive that there must be one more chapter somewhere. But, no, there was nothing else. I felt a bit cheated for a while until it dawned on me that the author left the details for me to suss out on my own. So I suppose I'll have to think about it for a while and come up with suitable disposition for everyone involved. Or maybe I'll just read the next one in the series...
    • 3/5
      I'm a big fan of the Nic Costa series, but this entry was a disappointment. Nic and his team were often absent, and most of the action took place in San Francisco, not Italy. The plot centered on a film based on Dante's Inferno and connected to Hitchcock's Vertigo, and it was repetitive and dull. Hopefully the next entry will be back to the series' usual 5-star quality.
    • 4/5
      This is the seventh installment of the Nic Costa series, and it's a bizarre one. Then again, if these Roman cops ever solved anything not bizarre, the books wouldn't be half as good as they are. I've been following these books since Hewson first started writing them, and I finish them wanting more. If that's not a recommendation, I don't know what more can be said.The action begins in Rome where RobertoTonti's new movie, Inferno, is about to make its premiere. But right away, the lead actor, Allan Prime, is murdered in a most gruesome and very public way, while the lead actress, Maggie Flavier, is the victim of an assault. Add to this the theft of one of Italy's national treasures and there you have a fine opening to an awesome story. The Carbinieri take control of the murder investigation, claiming that it is obviously following along the lines of the different levels of hell as described by Dante. The police (our old friends from the previous books in this series) are relegated to being the protectors of Italian treasures when the movie group leave for San Francisco for the US premiere. That's when the story really begins to get strange.The plot set up is quite well done; I won't go into it but not everything is as it seems here. The rivalry between the Roman police and the Carbinieri is fun; the characters outside of our regular group of detective friends are, for the most part, well drawn. If you haven't read this series, do start with the first one, because the characters and their relationship with one another develop from the first book onward. I really enjoy Hewson's writing, and this series, and I can recommend it to anyone who enjoys a good mystery, or enjoys police procedurals with a twist, or to anyone perhaps wanting to try a new series author. In this particular book, some of the plot elements may be a bit unbelievable and maybe a little too much sometimes. I do have to say (without giving anything away) that I felt a bit robbed at the end with the identity of the killer (you'll figure out why when you read it). In the long run, however, it is quite suspenseful and a good mystery read.