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Kuoleman Huokaus (2000)

by Leighton Gage(Favorite Author)
3.99 of 5 Votes: 3
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Chief Inspector Mario Silva
review 1: Four and a half. I enjoyed this dark mystery about the child trade and snuff videos. Of the first three Gage books, this one was the best and I look foward to reading the next. The author does a good job of giving you some historical facts about Brazil, but the best part is his description of the corruption of the local Brazilian police and the reasons for it. Mario Silva makes more of an appearance in this book than he did in the previous ones and Agente Nunez character keeps on growing and I like that.
review 2: Disturbing but compelling. Once you get past the idea of a book about snuff films and the violence that permeates the Amazon frontier the author seduces you with his masterful fast paced plot. Inspector Silva is in a race to find a girl and to loc
... moreate an extraordinarily evil woman ( not like the ELO song for sure). It didn't end the way I thought it would either but there is another high body count-no surprise there. Silva is the master of the game. Condescending corrupt senior bureacrats think they're playing him as always but Silva gets the last laugh. These books certainly don't do tourism for Brazil any favors. They depict a society brimming with violence and corruption. less
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lindsayrdawson
Good writing...dark, seedy subject matter.
jep613
good read but very disturbing
letrikpurble
Topnotch.
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