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Blackout
A Rio de Janeiro Thriller
With no witnesses and no weapon, it seems like the case of the one-legged homeless man found lying in a cul-de-sac on São João Hill, shot through the heart, will remain unsolved. But Chief Inspector Espinosa can't shake thoughts of the hapless victim--who would target a penniless man who posed no physical threat? Focusing his incisive mind and his usual unhurried inquiry on a group of wealthy guests who dined at a nearby mansion on the rainy night of the murder, Espinosa interrogates his way into the lives of his suspects, exposing lies, cover-ups--and another murder.
Book Details
- Publisher: Picador USA
- Publish Date: Jun 23rd, 2009
- Pages: 256
- Language: English
- Edition: undefined - undefined
- Dimensions: 8.40in - 5.50in - 0.70in - 0.70lb
- EAN: 9780312428860
- Categories: • Mystery & Detective - Police Procedural• Crime• World Literature - Brazil
About the Author
Garcia-Roza, Luiz Alfredo: - Luiz Alfredo Garcia-Roza is a bestselling novelist who lives in Rio de Janeiro. His Inspector Espinosa mysteries--The Silence of the Rain, December Heat, Southwesterly Wind, A Window in Copacabana, Pursuit, and Blackout--have been translated into six languages and are available in paperback from Picador.
Praise for this book
"If Gabriel García Márquez wrote crime fiction, he might create a detective like Inspector Espinosa." --The Baltimore Sun
"This is entertainment of a high order, sly and smart, giving away nothing until the final pages." --The Washington Post Book World on A Window in Copacabana "Engrossing and captivating . . . This policeman, with his existential sensibility, his exotic beat, and his literary merid, seems poised to join the ranks of the great modern international fictional cops." --San Francisco Chronicle on The Silence of the Rain "Pleasurably addictive . . . One of those tricky mind games you can never be sure you've really solved." --The New York Times Book Review on Pursuit