Category Archives: Brazil

Leighton Gage, A Vine in the Blood (2011)

The writer kindly offered me a review copy of the fifth Chief Inspector Mario Silva mystery, set in Brasil. The story begins with a sinister kidnapping, but the writer adds a humorous touch to the scene because we see it … Continue reading

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>Leighton Gage, Every Bitter Thing (2010)

> This police procedural is the fourth in the Mario Silva series set in Brazil. A few days before Christmas Jonas Palhares is killed, literally on his own doorstep, just when he thinks he has moved to a safe area … Continue reading

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>Leighton Gage, Blood of the Wicked (2007)

>This Brazilian crime novel is the first in the Chief Inspector Mario Silva series. Already from the first page I enjoyed the language and setting of this one. We are in Brazil, in the town Cascatas do Pontal, where bishop … Continue reading

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>Putting Brazil on the map

>It may not be very difficult for you to guess why I googled maps of Brazil today. This one is from geology.comPerhaps it is more amazing that the inhabitants of this huge country have discovered Denmark on the map. But … Continue reading

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>Reading Report

>I noticed this blog post yesterday about the Shiny Book Syndrome and must admit I felt slightly guilty. But not today – I have just picked a book which has been gathering dust on my TBR for months, and I … Continue reading

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