The Silence of the Rain

The Silence of the Rain

by Luiz Alfredo Garcia Roza (Author)

Synopsis

In a parking garage in the center of Rio de Janeiro, young executive Ricardo Carvalho climbs into his car, takes a few drags of his cigarette and shoots himself dead. Handsome, rich and married to a beautiful wife, Ricardo seemed to have everything to live for. So why did he take his own life? But when the police arrive at the scene, Carvalho's death looks like a straight-forward case of robbery gone horribly wrong, since the victim's gun and briefcase are nowhere to be found. And so Inspector Espinosa is called in to investigate. Not your typical detective, the world-weary Espinosa has the mind of a philosopher, the heart of a romantic, and enough experience to realize that things are not always as they seem.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 256
Edition: Main Market
Publisher: Picador
Published: 03 Oct 2003

ISBN 10: 0330490923
ISBN 13: 9780330490924

Author Bio
Luiz Alfredo Garcia-Roza was born in Rio de Janeiro in 1936, and still lives there today. He has an academic background in philosophy and psychology, and is a full professor at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro. The Silence of the Rain is his first novel and was honoured in 1997 with the Nestle and Jabuti prizes - the two greatest literature prizes given in Brazil. His most recent novel is December Heat, the second in the Espinosa series.