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Blood of the Wicked
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Title: Blood of the Wicked
Author: Leighton Gage
ISBN: 9781569475355
Publisher: Soho Crime
Published: 2009
Binding: Paperback
Language: English
Condition: Used: Good
Moderate edge wear. Binding good. May have marking in text. We sometimes source from libraries. We ship in recyclable American-made mailers. 100% money-back guarantee on all orders.
C 1660305
Publisher Description:
Gage smoothly expands his focus on the assassination of an ambitious bishop to encompass the controversial and entirely absorbing issue of whether the clergy should involve themselves in the politics of land distribution among the poor.-The New York Times Book ReviewGage's inspector is a fascinating character. Highly recommended.-Library Journal (starred review)Achieves both a powerful political thriller and gripping crime fiction in his fascinating debut.-Arizona Daily StarPowerful. . . . A chilling, complex and riveting plot.-South Florida Sun-SentinelTerrifically written, intelligent and powerfully evocative. . . . Not to be missed.-Brian HaigA novel as rich and complex as Brazil itself.-Rebecca PawelIn the interior of Brazil, landless workers battle the owners of vast fazendas. When a visiting archbishop is assassinated, Mario Silva of the federal police is called upon to investigate. Then a newspaper owner, a TV journalist, a landowner's son, and a priest are brutally killed. In a country where dead street kids are known as hams, justice is scarce.Leighton Gage has spent many years in Brazil, where he maintains a home. He also resides in Florida and lives part of the year in the Netherlands.
Author: Leighton Gage
ISBN: 9781569475355
Publisher: Soho Crime
Published: 2009
Binding: Paperback
Language: English
Condition: Used: Good
Moderate edge wear. Binding good. May have marking in text. We sometimes source from libraries. We ship in recyclable American-made mailers. 100% money-back guarantee on all orders.
C 1660305
Publisher Description:
Gage smoothly expands his focus on the assassination of an ambitious bishop to encompass the controversial and entirely absorbing issue of whether the clergy should involve themselves in the politics of land distribution among the poor.-The New York Times Book ReviewGage's inspector is a fascinating character. Highly recommended.-Library Journal (starred review)Achieves both a powerful political thriller and gripping crime fiction in his fascinating debut.-Arizona Daily StarPowerful. . . . A chilling, complex and riveting plot.-South Florida Sun-SentinelTerrifically written, intelligent and powerfully evocative. . . . Not to be missed.-Brian HaigA novel as rich and complex as Brazil itself.-Rebecca PawelIn the interior of Brazil, landless workers battle the owners of vast fazendas. When a visiting archbishop is assassinated, Mario Silva of the federal police is called upon to investigate. Then a newspaper owner, a TV journalist, a landowner's son, and a priest are brutally killed. In a country where dead street kids are known as hams, justice is scarce.Leighton Gage has spent many years in Brazil, where he maintains a home. He also resides in Florida and lives part of the year in the Netherlands.
