Tony Bellotto is author of the best-selling Bellini mystery novels, which have been released as major feature films and translated widely, establishing him as the preeminent writer of Brazilian detective fiction. He is also a guitarist and songwriter for the famed Brazilian rock band Titãs (The Titans), which has released twenty albums and sold over six million albums. Bellotto also writes for the newspaper Globo and hosts a television show.
Table of Contents Introduction Part I: Purgatory of Beauty & Chaos
"The Hanged Man" by Adriana Lisboa (Largo do Machado)
"Toned Cougars" by Tony Bellotto (Leme)
"The Cannibal of Ipanema" by Alexandre Fraga dos Santos (Ipanema) Part II: Divided City
"The Booty" by Luiz Alfredo Garcia-Roza (Lapa)
"The Return" by MV Bill (Cidade de Deus)
"Weekend in São Conrado" by Luiz Eduardo Soares (São Conrado)
"RJ-171" by Guilherme Fiuza (Leblon) Part III: Murmuring Fountains
"Argentine Taxi" by Arthur Dapieve (Cosme Velho)
"Blind Spot" by Victoria Saramago (Tijuca Forest)
"The Enigma of the Victrola" by Arnaldo Bloch (Jacarepaguá) Part IV: Rio Babylon
"Tangerine Tango" by Marcelo Ferroni (Barra da Tijuca)
"The Wait" by Flávio Carneiro (Downtown)
"The Story of Georges Fullar" by Raphael Montes (Copacabana)
"The Woodsman" by Luis Fernando Verissimo (Bangu)