A Vine in the Blood, Leighton Gage
A Vine in the Blood, Leighton Gage
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A Vine in the Blood

Author: Leighton Gage

Narrator: Peter Berkrot

Unabridged: 7 hr 39 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 12/27/2011

Synopsis

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.

About Leighton Gage

Leighton Gage (1942–2013) wrote seven books in the Mario Silva series: Blood of the Wicked, Buried Strangers, Dying Gasp, Every Bitter Thing, A Vine in the Blood, Perfect Hatred, and The Ways of Evil Men. 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.

About Peter Berkrot

Peter Berkrot, a forty-year veteran of stage and screen, has voiced over 450 audiobook titles, winning Earphones Awards, a 2012 Audie Award nomination, and a 2016 Audie Award.

Reviews

Goodreads review by T on April 19, 2012

I’ve just finished Leighton Gage’s A VINE IN THE BLOOD which is a marvelous crime story which takes place in Brazil. Sometimes in stories told in locations with cultures with which I’m not familiar, I end up feeling disoriented—I have no sense of what should be familiar—and so I lose the immediate c......more

Goodreads review by Vicki on August 02, 2012

So far I have enjoyed all of the Mario Silva books. Each revolves around another aspect of Brazilian society, this one, the love of futbol which is seemingly universal across Brazil. The mother of the star player of the Brazilian soccer team is kidnapped just before the World Cup matches with Argent......more

Goodreads review by Tony on December 24, 2011

This is the fifth in the Brazilian-set Chief Inspector Mario Silva series (which starts with Blood of the Wicked), and while I usually devour crime fiction set in other countries, I'd never tried this series before. I suppose the catalyst for my picking this one up was that the jacket indicated socc......more

Goodreads review by Ronna on October 18, 2014

This Brazilian mystery takes place just prior to the 1914 World Cup that is set to take place in Brazil. The Brazilian super star Tico, "The Artist", is expected to help Brazil run away with the win over their top rival, Argentina. But someone has kidnapped Tico's beloved mother and everyone is conc......more

Goodreads review by Rob on April 13, 2014

Last week I finished my first Leighton Gage novel. I liked it so much, I decided to tackle another one in the Chief Inspector Mario Silva series while waiting for my other reserved books to come in. “A Vine in the Blood” has the reader right in the middle of the action from the very first page where......more

Quotes

“Hard-hitting, atmospheric…The Silva investigations have all the step-by-step excitement of a world-class procedural series…The books’ greatest appeal, though, is Silva. Even after five books and many glimpses into his past and present, he remains an enigma. The reader never knows what the detective might or might not do in order to balance the scales of justice.” Wall Street Journal

“This book, like all of the titles in Gage’s Chief Inspector Mario Silva Investigations series, throws a spotlight on the society and politics of contemporary Brazil. A Vine in the Blood attests to that country’s intense involvement with the game of soccer…Gage effectively increases the suspense of his latest work by creating a variety of characters, each with a valid motive for the crime.” Examiner.com

“Gage’s stellar fifth Chief Inspector Mario Silva police procedural centers on the kidnapping of Juraci Santos, the abrasive mother of Brazil’s new Pele, Tico ‘the Artist’ Santos…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.” Publishers Weekly, starred review

“The fifth Chief Inspector Mario Silva investigation takes place on the eve of the World Cup championship between Brazil and bitter rival Argentina…This time he pairs that with an engaging and fast-paced mystery that suggests real-life scenarios, given that Brazil will be hosting the World Cup in 2014.” Booklist

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