{"product_id":"blood-of-the-wicked","title":"Blood of the Wicked (RARE BOOKS)","description":"\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e“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.”—\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e“Gage’s inspector is a fascinating character. Highly recommended.”—\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e (starred review)\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e“Achieves both a powerful political thriller and gripping crime fiction in his fascinating debut.”—\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eArizona Daily Star\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e“Powerful. . . . A chilling, complex and riveting plot.”—\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSouth Florida Sun-Sentinel\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e“Terrifically written, intelligent and powerfully evocative. . . . Not to be missed.”—Brian Haig\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e“A novel as rich and complex as Brazil itself.”—Rebecca Pawel\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIn the interior of Brazil, landless workers battle the owners of vast \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003efazendas\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e. 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.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLeighton Gage\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e 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.\u003c\/span\u003e","brand":"Best of used books","offers":[{"title":"Used","offer_id":44276325187841,"sku":"2PYQUUCJL-Used","price":299.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0421\/4299\/0495\/products\/BloodoftheWicked.jpg?v=1652185184","url":"https:\/\/bestofusedbooks.com\/products\/blood-of-the-wicked","provider":"Best Of Used Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}