01938cam a2200385 i 4500 614413419 TxAuBib 20221223120000.0 220831s2023||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2022040408 9781250280015 HRD 28.99 125028001X HRD 28.99 TxAuBib rda Hawkins, Rachel, author. The villa / Rachel Hawkins. First edition. New York : St. Martin's Press, 2023. 279 pages ; 25 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier "As kids, Emily and Chess were inseparable. But by their 30s, their bond has been strained by the demands of their adult lives. So when Chess suggests a girls trip to Italy, Emily jumps at the chance to reconnect with her best friend. Villa Aestas in Orvieto is a high-end holiday home now, but in 1974 it was known as Villa Rosato, and rented for the summer by a notorious rock star, Noel Gordon. In an attempt to reignite his creative spark, Noel invites up-and-coming musician Pierce Sheldon to join him, as well as Pierce's girlfriend Mari and her stepsister Lara. But he also sets in motion a chain of events that leads to Mari writing one of the greatest horror novels of all time, Lara composing a platinum album--and ... Pierce's brutal murder"-- Provided by publisher. 20230105. jz. Sibling Fiction. Murder Investigation Fiction. Cold cases (Criminal investigation) Fiction. Secrecy Fiction. Italy Fiction. Thrillers (Fiction.) Gothic fiction. Detective and mystery fiction. Psychological fiction. Novels.