{"product_id":"buried-strangers-isbn-9781569476147","title":"Buried Strangers","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe second Mario Silva investigation\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn the woods on the outskirts of São Paulo, Brazil, a dog unearths a human bone, buried recently. Chief Inspector Mario Silva of the Federal Police and his team of investigators are called in from Brasilia and discover a clandestine cemetery. And then another. Someone has secretly disposed of the bodies of hundreds of human beings, their corpses often interred in family groups. To get to the bottom of these heinous deeds, Silva must navigate a twisted and dangerous web of politics, corruption, and greed.\u003cu\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for the Chief Inspector Mario Silva series\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Topnotch . . . controversial and entirely absorbing.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Realistic characters that readers can care about.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eDetroit Free Press\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Gage's compelling novels are good examples of how talented crime writers use the police procedural form to lay bare a society.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eIndianapolis Star\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“New and convincing.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eMystery Scene\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“An impressive follow-up to an excellent debut . . . [A] story so real and chilling it’s hard to imagine it happening anywhere else but Silva’s Brazil . . . Silva may just be South America’s Kurt Wallender.” \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e, Starred Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A gritty police procedural that benefits from its offbeat locale and an impressive tapestry of believable characters.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eLeighton Gage (1942–2013) wrote six other books in the Mario Silva series: \u003ci\u003eBlood of the Wicked, Dying Gasp, Every Bitter Thing, A Vine in the Blood\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003ePerfect Hatred\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Ways of Evil Men\u003c\/i\u003e.  Since 1973, he spent part of each year in Santana do Parnaiba, Brazil,  where he met his wife, Eide. His books have been translated into French,  Italian, Finnish, and Dutch.","brand":"Soho Crime","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46304391659749,"sku":"NP9781569476147","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781569476147.jpg?v=1767723194","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/buried-strangers-isbn-9781569476147","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}