This book, the fourth of his Inspector Espinosa novels and the second one I’ve read, is set in Garcia-Roza’s home town, Rio de Janeiro. I like this one as much as the first one I read, and am keeping an eagle eye open for the other books. I love the evocative descriptions of the city, the criminals, the elite, and the good guys and bad guys. In this one, an assassin seems to be targeting policemen and their mistresses. A government official’s wife witnessed one of the murders. Espinosa quietly and carefully considers all the possibilities of a very complicated series of crimes. Well written, well plotted, and a decent translation (although a few slang words struck me as a bit off), this is worth reading.
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