The Sacred Cut

A horrific murder pitches Nic Costa and his team into a collision with US agents – and a secret that has festered for fifteen years.

The snow is falling on the ancient streets of Rome. And in the heart of the city, under the Pantheon's great dome, a woman's body lies on the marble floor, carefully positioned with a gruesome carving on her back.

Arriving at the scene, Detective Nic Costa is unprepared for what he finds, nor for the intervention of US agents with a take—no—prisoners style a...