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Title details for A Vine in the Blood by Leighton Gage - Available

A Vine in the Blood

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by Leighton Gage
Peter Berkrot
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It is the eve of the FIFA World Cup, the globe's premier sporting event. The host country is Brazil. All eyes are on the country's principal striker, Tico "The Artist" Santos, the greatest player in the history of the sport. All the politicians in Brasilia, from the President of the Republic on down, have their seats squared away for the finale, when they hope to see Argentina, Brazil's bitterest rival, humbled by the Brazilian eleven. But then, just three weeks before the first game, Juraci Santos, Tico's mother, is kidnapped. The star is distraught. The public is appalled. The politicians are outraged. And the pressure is on Chief Inspector Mario Silva to get her back. Suspects aren't lacking. Among them are a cabal of Argentineans, suspected of having spirited the lady away to put Tico off his game; the star's gold-digging, top-model girlfriend, whom his mother dislikes and has been trying to get out of his life; his principal rival, who wants to play in the World Cup in Tico's place; and the man whose leg Tico broke during a match, thereby destroying his career. In the end, Silva and his crew discover that the solution to the mystery is less complex—but entirely unexpected.

  • Creators

  • Series

    Chief Inspector Mario Silva

  • Publisher

  • Release date

    December 27, 2011

  • Formats

    • OverDrive Listen audiobook

      • ISBN: 9780792780953
      • File size: 220881 KB
      • Duration: 07:40:10

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • Publisher's Weekly

      Starred review from October 10, 2011
      Set mostly in São Paolo, Brazil, in the two weeks leading up to the FIFA World Cup, Gage’s stellar fifth Chief Insp. Mario Silva police procedural (after 2010’s Every Bitter Thing) centers on the kidnapping of Juraci Santos, the abrasive mother of Brazil’s new Pele, Tico “the Artist” Santos. At the bidding and mercy of political animal Sampaio, the Federal Police director, Silva and his team investigate a number of suspects, including chilling Brazilian mobsters and hostile soccer rival Argentinians. An honest judge with a $1 million price on his head and Tico’s mercenary girlfriend provide clues. Silva, a tough, compassionate cop with an alcoholic wife and an unerring instinct for working the system, tackles this highly spiced case with his usual aplomb. Rising above Brazilian brutality, corruption, and bribery with uncommon wit and the help of his colorful, appealing colleagues, he scores a winning goal in an enormously complex kidnap payoff scheme.

    • AudioFile Magazine
      Three weeks before the start of the FIFA world cup, to be hosted by Brazil, the mother of the country's most famous football player is kidnapped. Chief Inspector Mario Silva must track down the kidnappers and finding the star's mother--hopefully, still alive. Peter Berkrot's strong narration--which is well matched to the stylish writing of the author--allows the vivid descriptions, occasional humor, and witty insights to shine. As the number of suspects increases, so does the suspense, and Berkrot delivers it with flair. K.I.P. © AudioFile 2012, Portland, Maine

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  • OverDrive Listen audiobook

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