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In the woods on the outskirts of São Paulo, Brazil, a dog unearths a human bone, recently buried. 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. Now, to get to the bottom of these heinous deeds, Silva must navigate...
2) Dying Gasp
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The Brazilian federal police wouldn't typically get involved in the case of missing teenage girl-but when the girl in question is the granddaughter of a prominent politician, Silva and his team are, of course, put on her trail. It leads them to Manaus, a jungle hellhole in the Amazon.
All sorts of unsavory characters can be found in the seedier corners of this South American country-and as Silva investigates, he finds troubling connections to human...
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Chief Inspector Mario Silva of Brazil's federal police is a good cop in a bad system-Brazil's justice system is rife with corruption, and constantly a beat behind criminal elements. But Silva and his team of colorful sidekicks-baby-faced Gonçalves, who is irresistible to lady witnesses, chubby, crass Nuñes, and Mara Carta, the chief of intelligence with a soft spot for Silva-still manage to crack their difficult and sometimes ugly cases.
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